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Dukes Strengthen #1 Ranking in Stats Perform FCS Top 25
3/29/2021 11:46:00 AM | Football
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Following a dominant road win, James Madison football maintained its #1 ranking in the latest Stats Perform FCS Top 25 on Monday.
The Dukes (4-0) are fresh off a 38-10 win at William & Mary this past Saturday, in which they nearly out-gained the Tribe by 300 yards. JMU scored touchdowns on its first four drives and led by as many as 35 in the win.
Cole Johnson threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, while Kaelon Black rushed for a career-high 141 yards and a score. Jawon Hamilton also found the endzone twice, marking his third career multi-touchdown game.
On the defensive side, Kelvin Azanama had a career-high 11 tackles, including 10 solo, and Que Reid recorded six stops and an interception. JMU limited W&M to just 187 yards, including 59 on the ground.
JMU garnered 31 of 40 first-place votes to keep the top spot. That was two more votes than the previous week's poll. The top five were unchanged this week, as the Dukes were followed by #2 North Dakota State (5-1), #3 Weber State (3-0), #4 South Dakota State (4-1) and Sam Houston State (3-0).
Once again this week, all five teams earned first-place votes. NDSU had five, SDSU had two and both Weber and Sam Houston tallied one.
Five Colonial Athletic Association programs were also ranked this week. Joining JMU were #8 Delaware (3-0), #15 Richmond (3-0), #16 Villanova (1-1) and #22 Rhode Island (2-1). Maine and New Hampshire fell out of the top 25, but still received votes.
#1 JMU is back in action on Saturday, April 3 for a top-15 matchup, as it travels to the capital city to take on #15 Richmond. Kickoff is set for noon at Robins Stadium and will be televised on NBC Sports Washington.
The Dukes (4-0) are fresh off a 38-10 win at William & Mary this past Saturday, in which they nearly out-gained the Tribe by 300 yards. JMU scored touchdowns on its first four drives and led by as many as 35 in the win.
Cole Johnson threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, while Kaelon Black rushed for a career-high 141 yards and a score. Jawon Hamilton also found the endzone twice, marking his third career multi-touchdown game.
On the defensive side, Kelvin Azanama had a career-high 11 tackles, including 10 solo, and Que Reid recorded six stops and an interception. JMU limited W&M to just 187 yards, including 59 on the ground.
JMU garnered 31 of 40 first-place votes to keep the top spot. That was two more votes than the previous week's poll. The top five were unchanged this week, as the Dukes were followed by #2 North Dakota State (5-1), #3 Weber State (3-0), #4 South Dakota State (4-1) and Sam Houston State (3-0).
Once again this week, all five teams earned first-place votes. NDSU had five, SDSU had two and both Weber and Sam Houston tallied one.
Five Colonial Athletic Association programs were also ranked this week. Joining JMU were #8 Delaware (3-0), #15 Richmond (3-0), #16 Villanova (1-1) and #22 Rhode Island (2-1). Maine and New Hampshire fell out of the top 25, but still received votes.
#1 JMU is back in action on Saturday, April 3 for a top-15 matchup, as it travels to the capital city to take on #15 Richmond. Kickoff is set for noon at Robins Stadium and will be televised on NBC Sports Washington.
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