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Saturday, September 24
Boone, N.C.
3:30 P.M.
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JMU Opens Sun Belt Play Saturday at App State
9/20/2022 2:15:00 PM | Football
BOONE, N.C. – James Madison opens Sun Belt Conference play on Saturday, Sept. 24 when it travels to Boone, N.C., to take on App State for its first road game of the season.
Kickoff from Kidd Brewer Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Pregame radio coverage on the Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network will extend to 90 minutes this week, beginning at 2 p.m.
The 2022 JMU football season is presented by CarMax.
BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES WITH APP STATE
REVISITING THE LAST JMU-APP CLASH IN 2008
JMU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
DUKES IN ELITE COMPANY
JMU ACTIVE STREAKS
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Online: ESPN+ (subscription required)
Listen: Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
UP NEXT FOR THE DUKES
Kickoff from Kidd Brewer Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Pregame radio coverage on the Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network will extend to 90 minutes this week, beginning at 2 p.m.
The 2022 JMU football season is presented by CarMax.
James Madison (2-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. App State (2-1, 1-0 SBC)
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Boone, N.C. | Kidd-Brewer Stadium
Game Information
Online: ESPN+ (subscription required)
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
Listen: Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
Live Stats
JMU Game Notes
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
Boone, N.C. | Kidd-Brewer Stadium
Game Information
Online: ESPN+ (subscription required)
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
Listen: Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
Live Stats
JMU Game Notes
BREAKING DOWN THE SERIES WITH APP STATE
- Saturday marks the 17th meeting between JMU and App State but the first since 2008 and the first as conference foes.
- The Mountaineers lead the series 12-4, which includes a 7-2 mark in Boone.
- Since the first matchup in 1980, App State averages 26.2 points per game, as opposed to JMU's 17.2.
- Of the 16 previous games, nine have been decided by seven points or less.
- Three of JMU's four wins in the series were three- and four-point games.
- Last time the teams met, JMU stormed back for a 35-32 win on Sept. 20, 2008 against the Mountaineers.
REVISITING THE LAST JMU-APP CLASH IN 2008
- JMU overcame a 21-0 halftime deficit, outscoring App State 35-11 in the second half to rally for a 35-32 victory.
- In front of a capacity crowd at Bridgeforth Stadium, Rodney Landers rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for another. Eugene Holloman also ran for 73 yards and a score, which included a key 47-yard run on JMU's final scoring drive.
- After a scoreless first half, Scotty McGee opened the second half with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
- Just two minutes later, Landers ran 62 yards to the house on JMU's first offensive play. The Dukes added a Griff Yancey 35-yard touchdown catch to make it a 24-21 game heading to the fourth.
- Holloman put the Dukes in front, at 28-24, with 10:48 to play, and he later set up Landers' one-yard touchdown with 2:31 to play.
- App State added a score less than a minute later, but the Dukes recovered the ensuing onside kick.
- Armanti Edwards threw for 142 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 109 to lead App's offense. Robert Welton added 92 yards and a pair of scores on the ground.
- That JMU win ended App's four-game series win streak and avenged its 28-27 setback in the 2007 playoffs.
JMU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
- Entering week four of the college football season, JMU ranks top 10 in the FBS in 10 statistical categories.
- The Dukes lead the country in total defense (163.0), rushing defense (10.5) and TFL per game (11.5).
- Back-to-back high scoring games has vaulted JMU to a #2 ranking in scoring offense (53.5)
- The Dukes are also third in pass efficiency rating (200.30), seventh in scoring defense (7.0), ninth in both third-down offense (55.6%) and rushing offense (248.0) and 10th in both third-down defense (23.1%) and kick-return defense (13.25).
DUKES IN ELITE COMPANY
- JMU is one of just 33 unbeaten FBS teams entering this week's slate of games.
- Only two Sun Belt teams hold an unblemished record - JMU and Coastal Carolina.
- Tulane joins the SBC duo as the only unbeaten teams from outside the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC and ACC.
JMU ACTIVE STREAKS
- Eight straight regular-season wins
- Seven straight conference-opening wins (2014-21)
- 12 straight regular-season road wins
- 11 straight conference road wins (including FCS)
- Five straight conference wins (including FCS)
- 25 straight games holding opponents under 50% on third down
- Six straight games with multiple passing TD
- Seven straight home wins
- 20 straight wins in home openers
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Online: ESPN+ (subscription required)
Listen: Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
- On the radio – WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
- On mobile: The Varsity Network
- Online: www.wsvaonline.com
- Online: David Jackson (pxp), Avery Hall (analyst)
- Radio: Dave Riggert (pxp), Alex Miller (analyst), Corey Spector (sideline)
UP NEXT FOR THE DUKES
- JMU returns home on Saturday, Oct. 1 to host Texas State for Family Weekend.
- Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Bridgeforth Stadium and will be streamed on ESPN+.
- This will be JMU's first conference home game as a member of the Sun Belt.
- The game was announced as a sellout on Monday, Sept. 19.
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