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Saturday, September 24
Boone, N.C.
3:30 P.M.
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at
App State
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.
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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.
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The 2022 JMU football season is presented by CarMax.
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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:Â ESPN+ (subscription required)
Listen:Â Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
UP NEXT FOR THE DUKES
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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.
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The 2022 JMU football season is presented by CarMax.
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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+Â (subscription required)
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
Listen:Â 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+Â (subscription required)
Radio: WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
Listen:Â 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:Â ESPN+ (subscription required)
Listen:Â Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network
- On the radio – WSVA 92.1 FM/550 AM
- On mobile: The Varsity Network
- Online:Â 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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