No. 3 JMU Hits the Road for Northeast Trip to New Hampshire

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Third-ranked James Madison opens the final month of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 3 with a road trip to Colonial Athletic Association foe New Hampshire.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium in Durham, N.H. and will be televised on FOX College Sports Atlantic through DISH and DirecTV providers. It will also be streamed on FOX Sports GO and on CAA.TV for a nominal fee for Comcast and Xfinity customers. The game can be heard on the JMU Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage beginning at noon.

The 2018 JMU football season is presented by CarMax.

PRESS LUNCHEON

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks the 19th all-time meeting, with the Dukes leading 10-8. JMU has won three straight in the series, including a 21-0 win last season in Harrisonburg. The two also met twice in 2016, as JMU edged UNH 42-39 in Durham before rolling 55-22 in the second round of the 2016 FCS Playoffs. It's also the 10th time JMU has traveled to UNH, where it holds a 4-5 mark.

LAST TIME OUT
JMU shut out Stony Brook in the second half and used one final defensive stand in the final two minutes to secure a 13-10 CAA win on Homecoming. The Dukes held SBU to only 120 yards in the second half and 1-of-8 on third down, as the Seawolves missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired.

Dimitri Holloway turned in a career-high 18 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss, while Landan Word had a career-best 10 tackles, 1.0 for a loss and his first career interception. Wayne Davis also tallied six solo stops, 2.0 for a loss and his first career sack. Ben DiNucci threw for 140 yards and a touchdown, as Kyndel Dean had four catches for 45 yards and a score, and Jake Brown added four grabs for 30 yards. Cardon Johnson led the team with 60 rushing yards.

JMU held the CAA's top rushing offense to only 113 yards, which was over 100 yards below SBU's season average. Donald Liotine ran for 71 yards and a score, while the leading rusher, Jordan Gowins, had just 54.

Trailing 10-7 in the fourth, Tyler Gray hit a 41-yard field goal to tie the game and added a 24-yarder to give the Dukes the lead for good with 8:56 to go.

ACTIVE WIN STREAKS ENTERING THIS WEEKEND

Three straight wins vs. New Hampshire
13 straight true road wins against FCS teams
11 straight CAA road victories
Conceded no more than 10 points vs. any FCS team on the road this season

SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Wildcats enter this week with a 2-6 overall record and 1-4 mark in CAA play following a 34-0 win last week at Villanova. Carlos Washington, Jr. rushed for a career-high 179 yards and two touchdowns to help UNH to its second shutout of the season. UNH averages 14.5 points per game while allowing 24.1 to its foes.

The Wildcats rank 11th in the CAA in total offense, at 268.4, but also rank third in total defense, at 312.6. They also rank 11th in both passing and rushing offense while leading the CAA in pass defense. Quinlen Dean ranks in the top 10 in the league in tackles, with 62 stops and 9.0 for a loss. Brian Carter leads the team with 5.5 sacks

Sean McDonnell is in his 20th season at the helm of his alma mater, holding a 152-94 career record. He's guided UNH to an FCS-leading 14 straight playoff appearances, including a pair of semifinal appearances in 2013 and 2014.

HOLLOWAY, GRAY EARN CAA HONORS
Following JMU's thrilling win over previously-No. 15 Stony Brook, Dimitri Holloway was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week and Tyler Gray was tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week.

Holloway registered a career-high 18 tackles while matching his single-game best of 2.0 tackles for loss. Gray converted his first field goals in more than a year, knocking down both of his attempts in the fourth quarter to tie and give JMU the lead. He made field goals from 41 and 24 yards, moving into seventh all-time at JMU with 25 career field goals.

It was the first career CAA awards for both Holloway and Gray.

WAYS TO WATCH THE GAME
Saturday's game will be televised on FOX College Sports Atlantic on DISH and DirecTV. It will be streamed on FOX Sports GO and CAA.TV ($7.95). Comcast and Xfinity customers must use the CAA.TV stream, as FOX Sports GO's broadcast will not stream the game through that cable service. Matt Janus will provide the call for Saturday's game, while Ken Dunek is on color commentary.

LISTEN ON THE JMU SPRINT BROADCAST NETWORK
All 11 regular-season games, as well as any postseason matchups can be heard online on the JMU Sprint Broadcast Network or on airwaves at WSVA 550AM and 92.1 FM. Dave Thomas is in his fourth season as the play-by-play man for the Dukes and is joined by Clint Estes on color commentary. The pregame show begins this week at noon, ahead of the 1 p.m. kickoff.

UP NEXT
The Dukes return to Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10 to host Rhode Island for a 2 p.m. kickoff on Senior Day. The game will be televised on MASN and SNY as well as streamed on MadiZONE HD SportsNet. It can be heard on the JMU Sprint Broadcast Network.

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