JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-To-Back-To-Back CAA Champions * 14Th Playoff Appearance * 28Th Winning Season

JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-to-Back-to-Back CAA Champions * 14th Playoff Appearance * 28th Winning Season

#1 JAMES MADISON (13-0) vs. #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (11-2) 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017 • 4:30 P.M. • HARRISONBURG, VA. • BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM

Overall: 13-0 | CAA: 8-0 Location. . . . . Harrisonburg, Va. JAMES MADISON Home: 8-0 | Away: 5-0 | Streak: W25 Site...... Bridgeforth Stadium Rankings (STATS / Coaches / Committee)...... #1 / #1 / #1 Capacity...... 24,877 Head Coach...... Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) Surface...... FieldTurf Career Record / at JMU. . .70-20 (7th) / 27-1 (2nd) DATE OPPONENT TIME TV...... ESPNU Record vs. SDSU...... 0-0 Sept. 2 at ECU W, 34-14 Online...... ESPN3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Sept. 9 ETSU W, 52-10 Radio. .JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (STATS / Coaches / Committee)...... #6 / #6 / #5 Series...... First Meeting Head Coach. . . . . John Stiegelmeier (SDSU ‘79) Sept. 16 NORFOLK STATE W, 75-14 Last Meeting...... N/A Career Record / at SDSU. . . . . 147-96 (21st) / Same Sept. 23 MAINE * W, 28-10 Record vs. JMU...... 0-0 Sept. 30 at Delaware * W, 20-10 Oct. 14 #11 VILLANOVA * W, 30-8 DUKES TO CLASH WITH JACKRABBITS IN NATIONAL SEMIFINALS Oct. 21 at William & Mary * W, 46-14 • Game 14 of the 46th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Dec. 16 when No. 1 James Madison Oct. 28 #17 NEW HAMPSHIRE * W, 21-0 hosts fifth-ranked South Dakota State in the semifinal round of the NCAA FCS playoffs. Nov. 4 at Rhode Island * W, 38-3 • Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. at Bridgeforth Stadium and will be nationally televised on ESPNU. It will also be Nov. 11 RICHMOND * W, 20-13 streamed on ESPN3 and ESPN app and can be heard on the JMU/Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage starting at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at #11 Elon * W, 31-3 Dec. 2 #10 STONY BROOK ^ W, 26-7 • Saturday marks the first meeting between JMU and SDSU and just the fifth game all-time for the Dukes against a team from the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Dec. 8 #11 WEBER STATE ^ W, 31-28 Dec. 16 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ^ 4:30 p.m. • The Dukes are 2-2 versus the Valley, which includes wins at North Dakota State in the 2016 semifinals and against Youngstown State in last year’s national championship game. Jan. 6 NCAA Division I Championship • JMU’s run through the 2017 FCS playoffs is presented by Excel Heating and Cooling.

Home games in BOLD CAPS Rankings are STATS poll JMU’S PLAYOFF HISTORY • The Dukes are making their 14th FCS playoff appearance, which includes a program-record fourth * CAA game straight berth. They have gone 15-11 overall with a pair of national championships - 2004 and 2016. ^ FCS playoffs • JMU has won multiple playoff games in four postseason trips, going 4-0 in both national title runs, 2-0 this year and 2-1 in 2008 where it reached the national semifinals. ESPNU • The Dukes are 7-4 all-time at home in the playoffs, including four straight wins at Bridgeforth. • Play-by-Play ...... Roy Philpott • They are also 6-7 on the road and 2-0 in neutral-site matchups. • Color Commentary...... Tom Ramsey • In last year’s run to the championship, JMU outscored its four opponents 175-60 (43.75 to 15.0 avg). • Online: http://www .espn .com/watch/ • That included back-to-back games recording program bests for scoring, with 55 against New Hampshire and 65 versus Sam Houston. The 65-7 win over SHSU was the second-largest margin-of-victory by any team in FCS playoff history. SPRINT BROADCAST NETWORK • Play-by-Play ...... Dave Thomas RATKE KICKS JMU TO NATIONAL SEMIS • Ethan Ratke drilled a career-long 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift JMU to a 31-28 come-from- • Color Commentary...... Clint Estes behind win against 11th-ranked Weber State on Dec. 8. • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92 .1 FM • Trailing 28-20, JMU scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass by Bryan Schor to Riley Stapleton to make it 28- • Online: WSVAOnline .com all with 2:08 to play. After forcing Weber into a three-and-out, JMU got in field-goal range where Ratke converted the longest field goal in JMU playoff history to send the Dukes to the semifinals. • Marcus Marshall rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.1 yards per rush. LIVE STATS • Bryan Schor passed for 359 yards and two touchdowns, which was the second-most passing yards of • Game Center...... www .ncaa .com Schor’s career and in JMU postseason history. • Riley Stapleton had a career night with eight catches for 189 yards and a score, while Terrence Alls had six grabs for 117 yards. NEXT UP: FCS TITLE GAME • JMU out-gained the Wildcats 549-329, which included 359-238 through the air. • Date...... Saturday, Jan . 6, 2018 • The Dukes improved to 2-1 all-time against the Big Sky Conference, winning for the first time at home. • Time...... Noon ET (11 a .m . CT) • Location. . . . . Frisco, Texas (Toyota Stadium) • TV...... ESPN2 TEAM COMPARISON • Online...... WatchESPN/ESPN App James Madison South Dakota State 34.8 Scoring Offense 38.8 10.3 Scoring Defense 21.8 JMU Football Communications +24.5 Scoring Margin +17.0 232.1 Passing Yards 263.2 Chris Brooks, Football SID 197.2 Rushing Yards 181.0 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 Email: brookscp@jmu .edu 429.3 Total Offense 444.2 Twitter: @CBrooksSID 42% (78/187) 3rd Down Offense 49% (78/159) 30% (59/199) 3rd Down Defense 39% (66/170) Melissa Wyant, Football Secondary 50% (6/12) 4th Down Offense 67% (12/18) Office Phone: 540-568-6051 42% (8/19) 4th Down Defense 58% (11/19) Email: wyantmj@jmu .edu 85% (52/61) Red Zone Scoring 90% (108/120) 43/25/8 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 23/15/7 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE straight league games and became the league’s • The Jackrabbits come to town sporting an 11-2 first team ever to go 8-0 back-to-back years. JMU QUICK FACTS record as they make the first FCS semifinal • The Dukes last saw defeat on Sept. 24, 2016 - a GENERAL appearance in school history. 56-28 setback at ACC-foe North Carolina. Location...... Harrisonburg, Va. Founded...... 1908 • Fifth-seeded SDSU beat Northern Iowa 37-22 in • JMU has also won 26 straight games against Enrollment...... 21,836 the second round before rolling 56-14 against FCS opponents, with the last loss coming on Affiliation...... NCAA Division I FCS New Hampshire in last week’s quarterfinals. Dec. 5, 2015 versus Colgate in the second round Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association Nickname / Mascot ...... Dukes / Duke Dog • Much like JMU’s last opponent, the Jacks enter of the playoffs. Colors...... Purple and Gold the semis riding a seven-game win streak and • The Dukes have won 16 straight at Bridgeforth Stadium (Capacity). . . . . Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) are 4-1 in road games this year. Stadium and hold a program-record 10-game President...... Jonathan Alger Director of Athletics...... Jeff Bourne • SDSU averages 38.8 points per game while road win streak. conceding 21.8 per outing. It ranks third HISTORY nationally in scoring offense. WIN-STREAK TIDBITS First Season as a Program ...... 1972 • 4th semifinal appearance and the 2nd at home First Year of NCAA Varsity...... 1974 • The Jackrabbits are led by First Team All-MVFC First Year of NCAA Division I...... 1979 receiver Jake Wieneke and tight end Dallas • Program-record three straight CAA titles All-Time Record...... 307-210-4 (.593) / 521 games Goedert. Wieneke is second in the country with • CAA-record and NCAA DI-best 25 straight wins Division I Record...... 268-186-2 (.590) / 456 games 15 receiving touchdowns, while Goedert has six Conference Titles / Last...... Seven / 2017 • Six straight FCS playoffs wins NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last...... 14 / 2017 touchdowns and over 1,000 receiving yards. • CAA-record 18 straight conference wins Last Postseason Opponent. . . . .Weber State (12/8/17) • Second Team All-MVFC quarterback Taryn Round...... 2017 NCAA FCS Quarterfinals • 16 straight wins at Bridgeforth Stadium Christion has thrown for 3,281 yards and 33 Result ...... JMU 31, Weber State 28 • Program-record 10 straight road wins touchdowns, which ranks second in the FCS. • 26 straight wins over FCS competition 2017 TEAM INFO • Chase Vinatieri, nephew of Indianapolis Colts Overall Record (CAA Record) ...... 13-0 (8-0) kicker Adam Vinatieri, leads the country in field • 19 straight regular-season wins Home Record...... 8-0 goal percentage (92.3%). • 28th winning season Away Record...... 5-0 Neutral Record...... 0-0 • John Stiegelmeier is in his 21st season at the • 10+ wins in consecutive years for first time Passing Leader...... Bryan Schor (2,871) helm of his alma mater, holding a 147-96 Rushing Leader...... Trai Sharp (719) record. He’s led the Jacks to seven FCS playoff GAME-WINNER CAPS ETHAN’S CAREER NIGHT Receiving Leader...... Terrence Alls (652) Tackles Leader...... Kyre Hawkins (98) appearances since 2009, including a string of six • Until mid-October, Ethan Ratke had only taken Sacks Leader...... Andrew Ankrah (7.5) straight (2012-17). a few reps. Now he’s 11-of-14 on field goals and Interceptions Leaders. .Jordan Brown, Rashad Robinson (7) had the game of his young career in the 31-28 Fumble Recoveries Leaders. .A. Ankrah, D. Carter, J. Moreland (2) win over Weber State. ROAD TO FRISCO GOES THROUGH JMU COACHING STAFF • After going undefeated during the regular • Ratke converted three field goals, setting a Head Coach...... Mike Houston season and holding a No. 1 ranking in both polls career high and tying the program’s single- Record at JMU / Years ...... 27-1 / Second all season long, the FCS Selection Committee game record. Career Record / Years...... 70-20 / Seventh Football Office Phone...... 540-568-6517 awarded JMU the No. 1 seed for the 2017 NCAA • It was the 16th time in school history a kicker Off. Coordinator (Quarterbacks) . . . .Donnie Kirkpatrick FCS playoffs. made three field goals, and the second this year, Def. Coordinator (Safeties)...... Bob Trott • It’s the second time in school history the Dukes as Tyler Gray made three against Villanova on Offensive Line ...... Bryan Stinespring earned the top seed (2008) and a program- Oct. 14. Outside Linebackers/Special Teams...... Roy Tesh Inside Linebackers...... Byron Thweatt record third straight year they garnered a • Just one week later, Gray injured his hip at Defensive Line...... Jeff Hanson national seed and first-round bye. William & Mary and Ratke took over kicking Cornerbacks...... Tripp Weaver • JMU is making its program-record fourth roles, making two field goals. Running Backs...... De’Rail Sims Outside Receivers...... Drew Dudzik straight playoff appearance in 2017. • His 11 field goals are already one shy of ranking Inside Receivers...... Fontel Mines in the top 10 of JMU single-season history. Director of Football Admin...... Dale Steele WIN STREAK AT 25, 2ND IN FCS HISTORY Strength & Conditioning...... John Williams Strength & Conditioning...... Michael Morris • JMU’s 31-28 triumph in the FCS Quarterfinals SCHOR HOLDS FOUR JMU CAREER MARKS marked JMU’s program-record 25th consecutive • Back in October, Bryan Schor broke the career triumph, which extended the CAA record and record for passing touchdowns. CAA STANDINGS CAA Overall longest mark in all of Division I. • He followed that up be setting completions #1 James Madison 8-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 • The win also moved the Dukes into second record in the second round of the playoffs. #10 Stony Brook 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 place all-time in FCS history. #15 Elon 6-2 .750 8-4 .667 • Fast forward one more week, and Schor moved #21 New Hampshire 5-3 .625 9-5 .643 • JMU is one of three FCS teams with active into first place all-time in both passing yards Delaware 5-3 .625 7-4 .636 double-digit win streaks. Celebration Bowl and total offense. Richmond 4-4 .500 6-5 .545 Towson 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 participants Grambling and N.C. A&T have each • Schor leads the Dukes all-time with 60 won 11 consecutive games. Villanova 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 passing touchdowns, 6,727 passing yards, 527 Maine 3-5 .375 4-6 .400 • Only one FBS level, the lone unbeaten team in completions and 7,859 yards of total offense. Albany 2-6 .250 4-7 .364 UCF has won 12 straight. • Schor is also second in career pass attempts, at Rhode Island 2-6 .250 3-8 .273 William & Mary 0-8 .000 2-9 .182 • The Dukes have also won a CAA-record 18 770. He needs 94 more for that record. TUE 12 WED 13 THU 14 FRI 15 SAT 16 SUN 17 MON 18 Noon - Fan/Press Lun- No availability No availability No availability 4:34 p.m. - Game #14 No availability TBA - CAA Telecon- cheon at O’Neill’s Grill vs. #5 South Dakota ference with Coach with Coach Houston State Houston should JMU advance 4:30 p.m. - Practice Postgame - Coach availability for players, Houston and selected coordinators and players available for Houston upon ap- interviews. Locker proval room open after press conference for 30 minutes Members of the media should request player interviews by 10 a.m. on Monday for full consideration. Special requests outside the availability should be directed to Chris Brooks well in advance of the specific request. 2 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES JMU TWO-DEEP vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OFFENSE (Spread) DEFENSE (4-2-5 and 3-4) QB 17 Bryan Schor Sr. 6-2 211 DL 47 Darrious Carter R-Jr. 6-5 235 12 Cole Johnson So. 6-5 210 97 John Daka So. 6-3 223 RB 29 Marcus Marshall -or- Jr. 5-10 207 DL 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Sr. 6-1 264 1 Trai Sharp -or- Jr. 5-9 208 96 Ryan Etheridge R-Jr. 6-2 259 20 Taylor Woods Sr. 5-9 197 95 Adeeb Atariwa R-Fr. 6-3 282 31 Percy Agyei-Obese Fr. 5-11 196 DL 94 Cornell Urquhart Sr. 6-4 280 WR 13 Ishmael Hyman -or- R-Sr. 6-0 188 64 Mike Greene Fr. 6-3 277 19 David Eldridge Jr. 6-1 180 DL 93 Andrew Ankrah R-Sr. 6-4 248 WR 10 Riley Stapleton R-So. 6-5 218 15 Ron’Dell Carter -or- R-So. 6-3 269 19 David Eldridge Jr. 6-1 180 46 David Ezeagwu Sr. 6-2 234 WR 7 Terrence Alls R-Sr. 6-1 193 LB 49 Brandon Hereford Sr. 6-1 234 85 Ezrah Archie Fr. 6-0 185 52 Landan Word -or- So. 6-5 237 TE 88 Jonathan Kloosterman Sr. 6-3 245 3 Gus Little R-So. 6-3 233 37 Clayton Cheatham Fr. 6-3 219 LB 9 Kyre Hawkins R-Sr. 6-0 217 LT 70 Aaron Stinnie R-Sr. 6-5 309 52 Landan Word So. 6-5 237 75 Michael Faulkner R-Fr. 6-4 279 LB 11 Bryce Maginley -or- So. 6-2 230 LG 67 Zaire Bethea R-Fr. 6-3 300 38 Mike Cobbs R-So. 6-2 210 71 EJ Donahue R-So. 6-3 308 CB 26 Curtis Oliver -or- Jr. 5-11 190 C 73 Mac Patrick So. 6-2 295 6 Jimmy Moreland R-Jr. 5-11 172 63 J.T. Timming R-Fr. 6-2 308 34 Justin Bethea Sr. 5-10 180 RG 55 Nick Edwards R-Sr. 6-4 287 CB 22 Rashad Robinson Jr. 5-11 182 77 Liam Fornadel Fr. 6-4 309 35 Taurus Carroll -or- Fr. 6-0 169 RT 60 Jahee Jackson R-So. 6-3 292 30 Wesley McCormick Fr. 5-11 192 79 Raymond Gillespie R-Fr. 6-5 275 SS 44 Jordan Brown R-Sr. 6-2 198 24 D’Angelo Amos -or- R-Fr. 6-1 182 32 MJ Hampton Fr. 6-0 181 FS 5 Raven Greene R-Sr. 6-0 190 21 Adam Smith So. 6-1 188

SPECIAL TEAMS PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDE PK 91 Ethan Ratke R-Fr. 5-10 183 1 Trai Sharp TRAY 57 Jeremiah McBride R-Fr. 6-0 195 9 Kyre Hawkins kye-REE 11 Bryce Maginley MUH-ghin-LEE P 98 Harry O’Kelly Fr. 6-1 178 19 Daniel Adu UH-doo 57 Jeremiah McBride R-Fr. 6-0 195 27 Pat Kagel KAY-gull 31 Percy Agyei-Obese Ah-jhay Oh-buh-SAY KOS 91 Ethan Ratke R-Fr. 5-10 183 32 Keshaun Moore KEE-shawn 57 Jeremiah McBride R-Fr. 6-0 195 35 Taurus Carroll TOUR-us LS 59 Daniel Caracciolo R-Fr. 5-11 215 37 Clayton Cheatham CHEET-um 40 Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey DEE-uh-mon-TAY 41 Brett Siegel R-Sr. 6-2 227 41 Brett Siegel SEE-gull SS 41 Brett Siegel R-Sr. 6-2 227 43 Garrett Groulx GROOL 59 Daniel Caracciolo R-Fr. 5-11 215 46 David Ezeagwu EH-zog-WOO H 18 Hunter Etheridge R-Jr. 6-3 214 49 Brandon Hereford HER-furd 54 Kelvin Azanama AH-zuh-nom-uh 17 Bryan Schor Sr. 6-2 211 58 Gerren Butler JERR-un KR 29 Marcus Marshall Jr. 5-10 207 59 Daniel Caracciolo cuh-ROTCH-EE-oh-loe 24 D’Angelo Amos R-Fr. 6-1 182 60 Jahee Jackson JAH-hee 67 Zaire Bethea ZYE-eer PR 24 D’Angelo Amos R-Fr. 6-1 182 74 Pika Leota PEE-kuh LAY-oh-tuh 7 Terrence Alls R-Sr. 6-1 193 74 Simeyon Robinson si-MEE-yon 77 Liam Fornadel FOR-nah-dull 83 Kyndel Dean Kin-DULL 91 Semaj Sorhaindo SEH-moj sore-han-doe 94 Cornell Urquhart URK-hart 95 Adeeb Atariwa UH-deeb UH-tah-wuh 97 John Daka DOCK-uh 99 Isaac Ukwu OOK-woo

3 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES JMU CAREER RECORD WATCH INSIDE THE POLLS BRYAN SCHOR STATS FCS Top-25 Passing Touchdowns 60 (1st) All-Time Leader ANDREW ANKRAH Final Regular-Season Poll - Nov. 19, 2017 Passing Yards 6,727 (1st) All-Time Leader Sacks 25.0 (t-5th) 0.5 off t-4th, 1.0 off 4th Completions 527 (1st) All-Time Leader No. Team Record Points Total Offense 7,859(1st) All-Time Leader RAVEN GREENE 1 James Madison (153) 13-0 3825 Pass Attempts 770 (2nd) 94 off 1st Interceptions 13 (t-1st) 1 off 1st 2 Jacksonville State 10-2 3591 Rushing Touchdowns 20 3 off t-10th, 4 off 10th Interception Yards 199 (4th) 3 off 2nd, 31 off 1st 3 Central Arkansas 10-2 3456 4 North Dakota State 12-1 3359 ISHMAEL HYMAN JORDAN BROWN 5 Sam Houston State 12-1 3186 Receiving Touchdowns 10 3 off t-9th, 4 off t-6th Interceptions 11 (t-5th) 1 off t-4th, 2 off t-1st 6 South Dakota State 11-2 3110 Interception Yards 173 (t-5th) 27 off 4th, 29 off 2nd 7 North Carolina A&T 11-0 2706 JONATHAN KLOOSTERMAN 8 Wofford 10-3 2684 Receiving Touchdowns 9 4 off t-9th, 5 off t-6th RASHAD ROBINSON 9 Western Illinois 8-4 2443 Interceptions 10 (t-9th) 1 off t-5th, 2 off t-4th 10 Stony Brook 10-3 2287 JOHN MILLER Interception Yards 173 (t-5th) 27 off 4th, 29 off 2nd 11 Weber State 11-3 2218 Punt Return Yards 489 (t-7th) 1 off 7th, 82 off 6th 12 Southern Utah 9-3 2046 JIMMY MORELAND 13 Grambling State 11-1 1843 TYLER GRAY Interceptions 10 (t-9th) 1 off t-5th, 2 off t-4th 14 Samford 8-4 1781 Field Goals 23 (t-6th) 1 off 6th, 7 off t-5th Interception Yards 146 (t-9th) 1 off 9th, 10 off 8th 15 Elon 8-4 1719 Scoring 191 (9th) 3 off t-8th, 4 off 8th 16 South Dakota 8-5 1332 STAPLETON COULD NOT BE STOPPED GREENE TIES RECORD, TWO LEAD FCS 17 Eastern Washington 7-4 1316 • Raven Greene tied a program record for 18 Kennesaw State 12-2 1223 • You knew he was in for a big night against 19 McNeese 9-2 1203 Weber State from the start. interceptions while two Dukes are tied for the 20 Northern Iowa 8-5 931 • By the end of the night, Stapleton tied one FCS lead in picks. 21 New Hampshire 9-5 656 career-high, shattered another and nearly broke • In JMU’s second-round win against Stony Brook, 22 Furman 8-5 613 a JMU single-game record. Raven Greene capped off JMU’s five interception 23 Illinois State 6-5 416 day in the fourth with his 13th career pick, • The redshirt sophomore corralled eight 24 Yale 9-1 364 which tied the program’s career record. 25 Northern Arizona 7-5 354 receptions (tie CH) for a career-best 189 yards • He matched Clint Kent (2002-05) and Bob Logan and a touchdown in the 31-28 triumph. (1975-78) on JMU’s career interception chart. Receiving Votes: Austin Peay (290), Nicholls (221), Mon- • His 40-yard touchdown catch set up the Dukes • Earlier in the game, Jordan Brown produced his mouth (157), Delaware (80), Richmond (71), Sacramento State to tie it on a 2-point conversion. seventh interception of the season, which ties (69), Columbia (48), Montana (32), Western Carolina (26), • His 189 receiving yards was a JMU postseason him for first place among all FCS players in 2017. Central Connecticut State (21), San Diego (18), Youngstown record and just three yards shy of the JMU • A week later against Weber State, Rashad State (13), North Carolina Central (8), Southern (4), Howard (2), Colgate (2), Bethune-Cookman (1). single-game record for any game. Robinson matched Brown with his seventh pick. • Brown and Robinson are tied for second in JMU BENT BUTNOT BROKEN single-season history, needing just one more to • JMU was in uncharted waters in its quarterfinal reach Tony Booth’s 1997 record of eight. FCS Coaches’ Poll game against Weber --- trailing in the fourth. Final Regular-Season Poll - Nov. 20, 2017 • The Dukes had only trailed once in the second BEST START EVER... OBVIOUSLY half all year (CAA opener vs. Maine) and was tied • JMU improved to 13-0 on Dec. 8, extending its No. Team Record Points in the fourth quarter just once (vs. Richmond). best start to a season in its 46-year history. 1 James Madison (26) 13-0 650 • Weber State scored a touchdown with 3:14 • The Dukes began 2015 with a 7-0 record. 2 Jacksonville State 10-2 612 remaining to extend its lead to 28-20. Historically, JMU does have one unbeaten 3 Central Arkansas 10-2 588 • The Dukes fired back with a four-play season, going 9-0-1 in 1975. The Dukes opened 4 North Dakota State 12-1 547 touchdown drive, as Riley Stapleton went 40 that year with a tie before reeling off nine 5 Sam Houston State 12-1 538 yards to the house to make it 28-26 with 2:08 straight wins. 6 South Dakota State 11-2 537 left. Needing two more, Trai Sharp made a sharp • JMU had not allowed any team to score more 7 North Carolina A&T 11-0 481 cut and dove across the goal line to convert, than 14 points through the first 12 games until 8 Weber State 11-3 438 tying it at 28-all. Weber State scored 28 in the FCS quarterfinals 9 Wofford 10-3 430 • Nine of 12 foes have been limited to less than 10 Western Illinois 8-4 410 • A defensive stop set up JMU’s walk-off win on 11 Stony Brook 10-3 364 the Ethan Ratke 46-yard field goal. 300 yards of total offense. 12 Grambling State 11-1 357 • JMU led for just 21:41 in the quarterfinal while 13 Southern Utah 9-3 326 trailing for a season-high 20:03. DEFENSE LEADING THE FCS 14 Samford 8-4 317 • Until the quarterfinals, JMU had trailed for only • JMU’s defense has risen to the occasion week in 15 McNeese 9-2 252 15:12 all year - 4:00 vs. Maine; 7:22 at Delaware; and week out since the start of the season and 16 Kennesaw State 12-2 224 3:50 vs. Richmond. has quickly turned into one of the tops in FCS. 17 Elon 8-4 209 • The Dukes lead the FCS in three categories, 18 South Dakota 8-5 201 ANKRAH TOP-3 FINALIST FOR BUCHANAN including scoring defense (10.3), interceptions 19 Eastern Washington 7-4 189 • Andrew Ankrah was voted a top-three finalist (25) and pass efficiency defense (82.27 rating). 20 New Hampshire 9-5 142 for the nation’s top defensive award, the STATS • They rank in the top 10 in 15 areas, as they’re 21 Northern Iowa 8-5 138 FCS Buck Buchanan Award. also second in both takeaways (33) and punt- 22 Nicholls 8-4 115 • The CAA Defensive Player of the Year and return defense (2.89) and third in both total 23 Monmouth 9-3 65 three-time First Team All-CAA member ranks defense (242.3) and first-down defense (13.9). 24 Yale 9-1 58 25 Furman 8-5 57 tied for second in the CAA in tackles for loss, • Other top-10 areas include sixth in rushing tied for third in forced fumbles, tied for fifth in defense (84.8), sacks (3.31), turnover margin Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona (51), Austin Peay (49), recoveries and seventh in sacks. (1.23) and defensive touchdowns (4), eighth Richmond (38), Illinois State (34), Delaware (12), San Diego • He is the 10th JMU finalist all-time and the first in both third-down defense (29.6%) and red- (11), Central Connecticut State (10), Sacramento State (6), since Stephon Robertson did so in back-to-back zone defense (66.7%), ninth in passing defense Montana (2), Southeastern Louisiana (1), Western Carolina (1). years in 2012 and 2013. (157.5) and 10th in blocked punts (2). • The Dukes have won the Buchanan twice - • Jordan Brown and Rashad Robinson lead the Derrick Lloyd (2001) and Arthur Moats (2009). country with seven interceptions each, while Jimmy Moreland has five. 4 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES SCHOR, JMU DEFENSE LEAD WAY IN SBU WIN a 55-20 win over New Hampshire in the 2016 SERIES HISTORY VS. THE MVFC • JMU tied a D-I program record with five Second Round. Overall: Tied 2-2 interceptions and Bryan Schor threw two TDs to • JMU also owns postseason wins at William & Current Streak: JMU W2 help JMU to a 26-7 victory against Stony Brook Mary and against Villanova. JMU Home Games: 0-0 in the Second Round on Dec. 2. • The Dukes advanced to their first national title Last: N/A • Terrence Alls hauled in a career high 10 game with a 48-34 victory at W&M on Dec. 10, JMU Away Games: 1-2 receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown. His 2004. They also downed ‘Nova 31-27 at home in Last: Dec. 16, 2016 (JMU 27, NDSU 17) performance marked the first time in over the 2008 quarterfinals on Dec. 6, 2008. JMU Neutral Games: 1-0 13 years a JMU player has had double-digit • Additionally, JMU won its first-ever playoff Last: Jan. 7, 2017 (JMU 28, YSU 14) receptions. D.D. Boxley snatched 11 on Oct. 16, game on Nov. 30, 1991 in a 42-35 double- Most JMU Points: 31 on Nov. 25, 2006 2004 at Maine. overtime win at Delaware - two seasons before On Road: Same • Schor was 26-of-35 for 255 yards and two joining the league. Most Opp. Points: 35 on Nov. 25, 2006 touchdowns in the win. He moved into first JMU Win Margin: 14 on Jan. 7, 2017 place all-time at JMU in career completions, UNDISPUTED CAA CHAMPS Opponent Win Margin: 12 on Dec. 3, 2011 which now stands at 506. He surpassed Justin • JMU won its third straight CAA title and the Date Game W/L Score Rascati (487) after starting the game 10-for-10 second consecutive outright crown with its 11/25/06 at Youngstown L 31-35 through the air. 31-3 win at Elon. 12/3/11 at N. Dakota St. L 14-26 • JMU’s defense tied a postseason record, holding • It’s the first time in CAA history a team has gone 12/16/16 at N. Dakota St. W 27-17 Stony Brook to just seven points. That matched 8-0 in back-to-back season. 1/7/17 vs. Youngstown W 28-14 the 2016 FCS quarterfinal total when the Dukes • It’s also the first time JMU has won three straight rolled Sam Houston State 65-7. It was a season- titles and the first for the CAA since Boston low scoring output for the Seawolves, as they University won three in a row from 1982-84. 2017 AWARDS hadn’t tallied less than 17 in a single game. • The Dukes are the first CAA team to go 8-0 three times, as New Hampshire has accomplished BALL HAWKS RACK UP FIVE PICKS National Finalists the feat twice. JMU is also the first team since Mike Houston - Eddie Robinson Award • JMU tied a program record at the Division I level UMass in 1977-78 to go unbeaten in back-to- Bryan Schor - Walter Payton Award after making five interceptions in the win over back conference seasons. Stony Brook. SBU had thrown just three picks all Andrew Ankrah - Buck Buchanan Award (top-3) year prior to the FCS Second Round. HOUSTON UP FOR ROBINSON AWARD • The five interceptions was just one off the • After guiding JMU to a perfect 11-0 regular CAA Major Awards program record, as the Dukes had six against season and the CAA outright championship, Andrew Ankrah - Defensive Player of the Year Gallaudet as a Division III school in 1973. Mike Houston was named a finalist for the John Miller - Special Teams Player of the Year • It was a season high for interceptions and all STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award. Bryan Schor - Chuck Boon Leadership Award five starting defensive backs produced one • It’s the third straight year Houston has been in interception, marking the first time in school consideration for the award, now in its 31st year. history five DBs had a pick the same game. TD Club of Richmond • Since his hire, he’s led JMU to a 25-1 record, Aaron Stinnie - Off. Lineman of the Year • The five takeaways led to 13 points off which includes a program-record 23-game win Andrew Ankrah - Def. Lineman of the Year turnovers and JMU’s first of two fourth-quarter streak. He’s never lost to a FCS team at the helm, interceptions stymied a drive deep in JMU going 24-0, which includes a 16-0 mark during territory. conference play. First Team All-CAA Aaron Stinnie (OL) SCHOR SETS COMPLETIONS RECORD SCHOR & ANKRAH ALSO AWARD FINALISTS John Miller (PR) • Bryan Schor broke another program record in • Bryan Schor and Andrew Ankrah were both Andrew Ankrah (DL) JMU’s playoff win over Stony Brook, setting a named finalists for major national awards, Simeyon Robinson (DL) new benchmark in career completions. honoring the top offensive and defensive Kyre Hawkins (LB) • Needing just eight to take over first place, Schor players in the FCS. Rashad Robinson (CB) opened the game completing his first 10 passes • Ankrah was named a top-3 finalist and has been Jimmy Moreland (CB) to surpass Justin Rascati (487). invited to the STATS Legacy Awards Banquet on • Schor completed 26 passes to move over 500 for Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas. Raven Greene (S) his career, as he now stands at 506 completions. • Schor finished eighth in the 2017 voting after • Earlier this year, he set the passing TD record finishing 12th a season ago for the Payton. Second Team All-CAA (59) and he is only 115 passing yards and 205 • JMU has won the Buchanan two times, with Bryan Schor (QB) total offense shy of program records in those Derrick Lloyd taking it in 2001 and Steelers Jahee Jackson (OL) respective categories. linebacker Arthur Moats winning it in 2009. Jordan Brown (S) Harry O’Kelly (P) JMU SETS BRIDGEFORTH PLAYOFF RECORD DUKES WIN THREE MAJOR CAA AWARDS • JMU saw a game attendance of 16,449, • JMU won three major CAA yearly awards after Third Team All-CAA which was the most in Bridgeforth Stadium going 11-0 in the regular season. postseason history. Trai Sharp (RB) • Andrew Ankrah was named CAA Defensive Terrence Alls (WR) • It surpassed the 2008 playoff semifinal Player of the Year. He’s the ninth JMU player to attendance of 15,976 against Montana. win the accolade and the first since 2013. Darrious Carter (DL) • JMU has brought in over 15,000 spectators in • John Miller was voted CAA Special Teams Player Brandon Hereford (LB) three of its last four home playoff games. of the Year. It marked the second straight year a JMU player won the award and the third time CAA Weekly Honors JMU AGAINST CAA FOES IN PLAYOFFS since winning its first one in 2008. Kyre Hawkins - Defensive (9/4, 10/16) • The FCS Second Round marked JMU’s fourth • Bryan Schor garnered the Chuck Boone Cardon Johnson - Offensive (9/4) game ever in the postseason against a Leadership Award, as he became JMU’s first Ezrah Archie - Rookie (9/25) conference opponent. winner of the prestigious laurel. Trai Sharp - Offensive (10/2) • The Dukes stayed unbeaten against CAA teams • Since joining the league in 1993, JMU players Rashad Robinson - Defensive (10/30) in the FCS playoffs with a 26-7 win over SBU. have claimed 21 end-of-year awards. Bryan Schor - Offensive (11/20) • It was the second straight year beating a CAA • A total of 16 players were named All-CAA. foe in the postseason, as the Dukes rolled to D’Angelo Amos - Special Teams (11/20)

5 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES 16 PLAYERS NAMED ALL-CAA IT WAS A SCHOR THING AT ELON JMU POSTSEASON HISTORY • The Dukes tied the program record with 16 All- • In JMU’s 31-3 win at Elon, Bryan Schor tied his Overall: 15-11 CAA honorees, matching the 2006 season. career high of three rushing scores and had a Current Streak: JMU W6 • They led all teams with total selections and game-high 76 rushing yards to lead the attack. JMU Home Games: 7-4 eight First Team All-CAA members. • He combined for 290 yards of offensive, going Last: Dec. 8, 2017 (JMU 31, Weber 28) • In addition to Ankrah and Miller, the six other 22-of-29 for 214 yards. JMU Away Games: 6-7 Dukes to earn First Team All-CAA honors • Schor moved into second place on a pair of Last: Dec. 16, 2016 (JMU 27, NDSU 17) JMU Neutral Games: 2-0 were Aaron Stinnie, Simeyon Robinson, Kyre JMU career categories, including passing yards Last: Jan. 7, 2017 (JMU 28, YSU 14) Hawkins, Rashad Robinson, Jimmy Moreland (6,113) and completions (480). He’s the second JMU quarterback to surpass 6,000 career Most JMU Points: 65 on Dec. 9, 2016 and Raven Greene. passing yards. On Road: 42 on Nov. 30, 1991 • Four player were named to the All-CAA Second Most Opp. Points: 44 on Dec. 5, 2015 Team in Schor, Jahee Jackson, Jordan Brown SHARP TD LIFTS JMU PAST RICHMOND JMU Win Margin: 58 on Dec. 9, 2016 and Harry O’Kelly. • Trai Sharp accumulated 54 of his 60 rushing Opponent Win Margin: 29 on Nov. 28, 1987 • Also earning Third Team All-CAA accolades yards on JMU’s final drive, and he capped it off were Trai Sharp, Terrence Alls, Darrious Carter with a seven-yard touchdown with 44 seconds Date Game W/L Score and Brandon Hereford. left to lift JMU to a 20-13 win over Richmond on 11/28/87 at Marshall L 12-41 Nov. 11. 11/30/91 at Delaware W 42-35 2OT ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER CAA TITLE • The win kept JMU’s win streak alive, at 22 12/7/91 SAMFORD L 21-24 • The Dukes went unbeaten in the CAA once straight, and clinched a share of the CAA 11/26/94 TROY W 45-26 again this year to claim the CAA championship. championship. 12/3/94 at Marshall L 21-28 OT • It’s the program’s third straight conference title, • Bryan Schor threw for 229 yards on 18-of-32 11/25/95 at App State L 24-31 marking the first time in school history that JMU passing. He moved into third all-time in career 11/27/99 at Troy L 7-27 11/27/04 at Lehigh W 14-13 has won the title three years in a row. Prior to completions (458) and needs just 14 more 12/4/04 at Furman W 14-13 last season, JMU had never won back-to-back passing yards to claim second all-time at JMU. 12/10/04 at William & Mary W 48-34 league crowns. • David Eldridge had 81 receiving yards while Ishmael Hyman contributed 70 receiving yards. 12/17/04 vs. Montana W 31-21 • JMU has now won a conference title seven times 11/25/06 at Youngstown L 31-35 (1975, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017). • Raven Greene tied his career high with 11 tackles, and Rashad Robinson had eight stops. 11/24/07 at App State L 27-28 • The Dukes won their second straight outright Jordan Brown tallied his team-leading sixth 11/29/08 WOFFORD W 38-35 championship and the third in program history. interception of the year, which leads all CAA 12/6/08 VILLANOVA W 31-27 • JMU is also the first CAA team to go 8-0 three players. 12/12/08 MONTANA L 27-35 times, passing New Hampshire’s two. Teams • JMU limited UR to only 20 rushing yards and 11/26/11 at E. Kentucky W 20-17 have gone 8-0 in CAA play nine times. 324 total yards, which is nearly 150 yards lower 12/3/11 at N. Dakota St. L 14-26 than its season average. The Spiders also had 11/29/14 LIBERTY L 21-26 SCHOR, AMOS GRAB WEEKLY AWARDS averaged 33.3 points per game, scoring just 13. 12/5/15 COLGATE L 38-44 • Two Dukes were awarded CAA Player of the 12/3/16 NEW HAMPSHIRE W 55-22 Week accolades on Nov. 20, as Bryan Schor DUKES “SHARP” ON FINAL DRIVE 12/9/16 SAM HOUSTON W 65-7 was Offensive Player of the Week and D’Angelo • Richmond knotted the game at 13-13 with 4:04 12/16/16 at N. Dakota St. W 27-17 1/7/17 vs. Youngstown W 28-14 Amos was Special Teams Player of the Week. remaining but the Dukes put together a 71-yard drive to capture the win. 12/2/17 STONY BROOK W 26-7 • The two accounted for all four of JMU’s 12/8/17 WEBER STATE W 31-28 touchdowns in the win at Elon. Schor tied his • Trai Sharp led the way by carrying the ball seven career high with three rushing touchdowns, times for 54 yards, setting the Dukes up for the and Amos blocked a punt, scooped it up and go-ahead score. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED #1 AGAIN ran it in to cap off JMU’s scoring. • After a third-down conversion by Bryan Schor, • Since the preseason, the defending champions Sharp capped off the 10-play drive with a seven- have been ranked No. 1 by both the coaches • It was Schor’s fifth career weekly award and his yard TD with only 44 seconds remaining. and the media. first of 2017, while Amos won an honor for the first time as a collegian. • After the game, Sharp tweeted, “This one is for • JMU collected all 153 first-place votes in the you Dad! I love you!” final STATS FCS Top 25 while garnering all 26 • JMU finished the regular season with eight first-place votes in the FCS Coaches Poll. weekly honors. ROAD WARRIORS MAKE IT TEN • The Dukes finished the regular season bringing • JMU set a program record on Oct. 21 at William DUKES TROUNCE ELON TO GO 11-0 in all votes in six weeks of the coaches poll and & Mary with its eighth straight true road win. in three weeks of media poll. • Bryan Schor rushed for three touchdowns and • After extending it to nine on Nov. 4 at Rhode D’Angelo Amos blocked a punt for a touchdown Island, the Dukes made it double digits with its ROBINSON TAKES HOME DEF. AWARD to lead JMU to a 31-3 triumph at Elon on Nov. 18 triumph at Elon on Nov. 18. to cap the regular season. • Rashad Robinson was named CAA Defensive • The Dukes have won 10 straight in true road Player of the Week on Oct. 30, marking the third • JMU completed its first unbeaten and untied games dating back to Sept. 24, 2016. That time this year a JMU player has won the league’s regular-season, moving to 11-0 on the year and includes nine straight CAA road wins during the top defensive award. capturing the outright CAA title with an 8-0 stretch. record. • In JMU’s win over UNH, Robinson recorded his league-leading fifth interception 82 yards for a • Schor had 290 yards of offense, with 214 HONORING THE SENIORS touchdown, which helped seal JMU’s shutout through the air and 76 on the ground, leading • On Nov. 11, JMU honored its 23 seniors prior to victory. all players. kick off versus Richmond. It was the 50th game of the senior class. • That return was the third-longest pick-six in • Trai Sharp rushed for 68 yards, as the Dukes school history. ran for a190 as a team. John Miller reeled in a • Since the beginning of the 2014 season, JMU career-high seven catches for 59 yards, and has gone 45-8 (.849), which includes a stellar 28-4 mark (.875) during CAA play. Terrence Alls had five grabs for 73 yards. DUKES ROLL IN SECOND HALF AT URI • This class is the first in JMU history to make • Leading 7-3 at the break, JMU shut down any • Kyre Hawkins led the defense with 11 tackles, four straight FCS playoff appearances and the chance of an upset, reeling off 31 straight points and Cornell Urquhart had a career-high nine. first ever claim at least nine overall wins and six and dominating all three phases in the second • The Dukes held a team scoreless in the first half league wins in every season. half for a 38-3 win at Rhode Island on Nov. 4. for the fifth time in 2017, the fourth of which • JMU captured the CAA title, marking the first • JMU gave up only 18 yards and -13 rushing occurred in CAA play. time the Dukes have won three conference yards in the second half. titles in a row. 6 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES • Bryan Schor was 14-of-17 for 150 yards and four DEFENSE EQUALS OFFENSE AT W&M GAMEDAY A HUGE SUCCESS AGAIN touchdowns while Percy Agyei-Obese rushed • Six takeaways and 33 points off turnovers led • For the second time in three seasons, ESPN’s for 95 yards. JMU to a dominant 46-14 win at William & Mary College GameDay made its way to the Quad, • JMU forced two turnovers and created seven on Oct. 21 in Williamsburg. broadcasting its iconic pregame show. sacks, as it ranks fourth nationally with 4.00 • It was JMU’s largest win ever versus W&M in the • After drawing 12,000 fans in its initial broadcast sacks per game (36). 40-game history of the series. from JMU in 2015, JMU Nation topped that • Bryan Schor tied the program record with his on Oct. 14, with an estimated 14,000 fans converging on the Quad. HEREFORD COMES UP BIG AT RHODY 51st touchdown pass. • Brandon Hereford, playing in just his fifth game • In turn, that led to the second-largest crowd in • JMU forced a season-best six turnovers, this season, tallied nine tackles, 1.5 sacks to lead Bridgeforth Stadium history, as 25,993 were in including four interceptions and a pick-six. JMU’s defensive dominance at Rhode Island. attendance for JMU’s 30-8 win over Villanova. • Jordan Brown had a career-high two • The 1.5 sacks was a career high. He also • That trailed the 26,069 who watched JMU’s recovered a key fumble early in the third interceptions and the defense accounted for six matchup with Richmond on Oct. 24, 2015, after quarter, leading to a JMU score on the next play. sacks for the second straight week. College GameDay’s first broadcast at JMU. • Hereford nearly corralled his second career • The Dukes led by as many as 43 in the game. interception, as he was credited with a pass GRAY MATCHES INDY KICKING MARK breakup. SIX TAKEAWAYS, RESULTING IN 33 PTS • In last week’s win over Villanova, kicker Tyler • This season, he averages 6.4 tackles per game • Four interceptions and two fumble recoveries Gray tied an all-time JMU record, with three while garnering 2.5 sacks, an interception and a turned into 33 of JMU’s 46 points in the rout at made field goals. fumble recovery. William & Mary. • He converted from 22, 36 and 17 yards out to • JMU’s defense also didn’t allow the Tribe to set his career high. SPREADING THE LOVE pass midfield the entire first half and held them • It was the 15th time a JMU kicker made three • Bryan Schor recorded four touchdown passes scoreless through three quarters. field goals in a game. in JMU’s rout of Rhode Island and found four • Jordan Brown (2 INT), Rashad Robinson (1 INT) different receivers in the process. and Jimmy Moreland (1 INT, pick-six) each led SHARP GARNERS CAA WEEKLY HONOR • Terrence Alls, who led the game with five the CAA with four interceptions this season. • Trai Sharp had a career afternoon in JMU’s win catches for 73 yards, scored on a 20-yard • Eight different players accounted for the team’s at Delaware to earn CAA Offensive Player of the touchdown on a third-and-long. six sacks, as JMU has matched the 2016 sacks Week on Oct. 2. • David Eldridge had three grabs for 41 yards and total - 24.0. • Sharp rushed for a career-high 185 yards and a a score, while both Jonathan Kloosterman and touchdown, helping JMU extend its win streak. Ishmael Hyman had TDs on their only reception. DUKES SET FIELD GOAL RECORD • He averaged 5.1 yards per carry against a UD • Amidst the defensive dominance, JMU set a team which had only allowed 62.0 rush yards BLANKING UNH ON HOMECOMING per game entering that week. • Bryan Schor threw two touchdown passes to set program record on special teams, as Tyler Gray and Ethan Ratke combined for four field goals. • Adding in his 13 receiving yards, Sharp tallied a the all-time program record and JMU shut out career-best 198 all-purpose yards. No. 17 New Hampshire 21-0 on Homecoming. • Each kicker hit two field goals on four tries, as • JMU limited UNH to only 193 yards, marking the Ratke’s two attempts were the first of his career. DUKES GRIND OUT WIN AT UDEL fourth time this season the Dukes have allowed • Gray hit a game-high 42 yarder, while Ratke • Behind a career-high 185 rushing yards from less than 200 yards. No FCS team has gained drilled a career-long 39 yarder. Trai Sharp, JMU used stout defense to down 300 during the 2017 season. Delaware, 20-10, on Sept. 30 in Newark. • Rashad Robinson picked off a pass and returned HAWKINS EARNS 2ND CAA HONOR • The Dukes rallied from deficits twice in the it 82 yards for the third-longest pick-six in • Following a standout performance in JMU’s 30-8 first half, as Andrew Ankrah’s 23-yard fumble school history. win over Villanova, Kyre Hawkins was named recovery for a TD put JMU up for good (14-10). • JMU has now won three straight versus New CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week for • Tyler Gray hit a pair of second-half field goals, Hampshire, which is the longest win streak for the second time on Oct. 16. including a career-long 48 yarder in the fourth. the Dukes in the series. • Hawkins turned in a game-high 10 tackles, as • JMU limited UD to 229 yards of offense and well as 3.0 tackles for loss in the win. He also blanked the host Hens for the final 42:07. FIRST SHUTOUT IN TWO YEARS matched his career highs with 2.0 sacks and two • JMU’s 21-0 win over New Hampshire marked pass breakups. WINS IN NEWARK TOUGH TO COME BY the first time in just over two years JMU blanked • JMU limited the Wildcats to just 174 yards of • JMU earned just its fifth win at Delaware on an opponent. offense and 30 passing yards. ‘Nova only passed Sept. 30, improving to 5-8 in the series on the • The Dukes beat Elon on the road, 51-0, back on midfield one time in the game, coming on their road all-time. Oct. 27, 2015, which was the largest road win lone scoring drive. • It marked the second time the Dukes have only margin in school history. won back-to-back road games (2015, 2017) • It was the 27th time in program history JMU has DEFENSE POWERS JMU PAST ‘NOVA joining the double OT win in the 1991 playoffs held a team scoreless. • JMU held No. 11 Villanova scoreless for three and a 20-point triumph in 1994. • It was JMU’s fourth shutout against a CAA quarters and used a 14-0 run late in the game to school. In addition to Elon in 2015, JMU also pull out a 30-8 win on Oct. 14. NO DOUBT FOR DEFENSE VS. HENS blanked Hofstra (56-0) in 2008 and Villanova • JMU’s defense held Delaware scoreless in the (17-0) on the road in 2006. • The Dukes held ‘Nova to just 174 yards, including 30 passing. They also had three second half and for the final 42:07. • The defense gave up just 79 yards of offense SCHOR BREAKS PASSING TD RECORD takeaways, including Brandon Hereford’s pick- six late in the fourth. and only four first downs over the final two • On Oct. 28, Bryan Schor threw two touchdowns quarters. That also included three straight • Kyre Hawkins had 10 tackles, including 3.0 for in the New Hampshire win, and he set JMU’s all- three-and-outs. time passing touchdown record in the process. loss and 2.0 sacks, while Andrew Ankrah had 2.5 • It was the fourth straight game JMU held its tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. • He entered the game tied with Vad Lee and opponent to less than 300 total yards. Justin Rascati with 51 passing touchdowns. • Bryan Schor threw for 271 yards and two • Early in the second quarter, Schor found Ishmael touchdowns, as he became the fifth JMU DUKES POWER PAST MAINE Hyman on a 13-yard pass for the record-setting quarterback to surpass 5,000 career yards. • JMU briefly trailed by four points, but a 21-0 run 52nd touchdown pass. • Terrence Alls tied a career high with seven in the second half proved to be the difference in • He also added a second TD to Clayton catches, leading the game with 83 yards. JMU’s 28-10 victory against Maine in front of a Cheatham, upping his record total to 53. sold-out crowd of 25,330 on Sept. 23.

7 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES • Bryan Schor passed for 281 yards and four • In the fourth quarter, Percy Agyei-Obese ran for 48-45 win over SMU two seasons ago. touchdowns, coming to within three passing his entire 103 yards, scoring his first career TD. • JMU out-gained ECU 614-362, which included a scores of the all-time JMU record of 51, held by • Three other Dukes ran for over 50 yards in dominant rushing performance (410-70). both Vad Lee and Justin Rascati. Marcus Marshall (64, 2 TD), Cardon Johnson (57) • Kyre Hawkins led the defensive attack with 13 • Ezrah Archie made an impact in his second and Bryan Schor (54, TD). tackles, while Jimmy Moreland had a career- career game, making eight catches for 90 yards high 11. JMU produced three interceptions, two and a touchdown. ALMOST ECLIPSING OFFENSE RECORD of which came by Rashad Robinson. • Marcus Marshall turned in his first 100-yard • The Dukes surpassed its all-time total offense performance at JMU, rushing for 135 yards and record but then it didn’t. Say what now? JOHNSON, KYRE EARN CAA AWARDS averaging 7.1 per carry. In the fourth alone, he • JMU had reached 730 yards of total offense late • Following the FBS win at ECU, both Cardon rushed for 84 yards on just four touches. in the fourth quarter, beating the 729 it gained Johnson and Kyre Hawkins were honored by • JMU’s defense limited Maine to 299 yards of in 2015 at FBS-foe SMU. the CAA for the first time in their careers. offense and only 137 rushing yards. It made • But that record quickly went away when the • Johnson was named CAA Offensive Player three interceptions in the win. Dukes took a pair of kneel downs to end the of the Week, while Hawkins was tabbed CAA game with 728 yards. Defensive Player of the Week. MARSHALL OVER THE CENTURY MARK • However, having only given up 91 yards to NSU, • Johnson rushed for 265 yards and two • For the first time as a Duke, Marcus Marshall the Dukes set a program record for total offense touchdowns on just 17 carries (15.6 avg), which used a big fourth quarter against Maine to go margin, at 637 yards. included scoring runs of 85 and 80 yards. His over 100 yards for the first time as a Duke. output was 100 yards better than his previous • Marshall rushed four times for 84 yards in SCHOR POWERS DUKES PAST ETSU career high, set back in 2015. the fourth quarter to finish with 135 yards, • Playing in their first home game in 274 days, • Hawkins led the defense with 13 tackles, which averaging 7.1 yards per carry. Bryan Schor tied the program record for passing was the second-most tackles of his career. He touchdowns in the Dukes’ 52-10 win over ETSU also recorded a tackle-for-loss, as the Dukes ARCHIE NABS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK on Sept. 9. built a lead as big as 27 points in the fourth. • Making his second appearance and earning his • Schor passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns, first career start, Ezrah Archie had a breakout marking the third time he’s reached five DUKES TAKE ANOTHER FBS WIN game to earn CAA Rookie of the Week honors. touchdown tosses and the fifth time a JMU • For the second time in three years, JMU defeated • He led all players with eight catches for 90 yards quarterback has done so. a FBS team, improving to 2-0 against the and a touchdown in JMU’s 28-10 win over UM. • Ishmael Hyman and Riley Stapleton both turned American Athletic Conference in the process. • He made a career-long, 31-yard catch in the first in their first career two-touchdown games. • The Dukes improved to 6-20 all-time in these quarter and his performance was capped off by • JMU out-gained ETSU 426-175, which included games and have now won three of their past a three-yard touchdown catch to seal the win. holding the Bucs to just 57 rushing yards (1.8). seven outings against the subdivision. • Prior to Saturday’s 34-14 win at ECU, JMU JMU TROUNCES NORFOLK STATE SCHOR TIES PROGRAM RECORD...AGAIN downed SMU 48-45 back on Sept. 26, 2015. • JMU improved to 3-0 with a 75-14 victory • He had done it twice before. On Sept. 9, Bryan • The Dukes also have a pair of wins against the against Norfolk State on Sept. 16. Schor connected with his receivers for five Atlantic Coast Conference, taking a 21-17 win • The Dukes gained 728 yards, just one shy of the touchdown passes, tying the program record. at Virginia in 1982 and claiming a historic 21-16 program record, which included 472 rushing. • On the day, Schor completed 76 percent of his triumph at Virginia Tech in 2010. • Trai Sharp had 175 total yards and two passes, going 25-of-33 for 304 yards. • JMU also produced back-to-back wins at Navy touchdowns, which included 130 on the • Schor found Ishmael Hyman twice in the first with a 24-20 win in 1989 and a 16-7 win in 1990. ground. Playing in his first game, Percy Agyei- quarter, and later had touchdown tosses to Obese ran for 102 yards and a score in the Riley Stapleton in the middle quarters for his ROBINSON PICKS OFF TWO AT ECU fourth quarter alone. first career scores. • JMU forced four turnovers in the season opener, • It was the third-highest point total by any FCS • He wrapped up his outing with a touchdown including three interceptions. team this season, as JMU turned its best total to U.Va. transfer David Eldridge in the fourth to • Rashad Robinson led the Dukes with a career- offense margin in school history, out-gaining complete his five-TD day. best two interceptions. The first came in the end NSU by 631 yards (728-91). zone and the latter late in the fourth quarter. • Eight different players found the end zone in RILEY’S BIG DAY what was the program’s third game over 70 • Entering the ETSU game, redshirt sophomore LONG RUSHES POWER JMU AT ECU points since the start of the 2016 season. Riley Stapleton had never caught a pass. He • The Dukes established the run early, allowing changed that in a big way. them to never trail in the 34-14 win at ECU. 3-0 START DOESN’T COME OFTEN • Stapleton led JMU with eight receptions, • The Dukes racked up 410 yards on 42 carries, • JMU improved to 3-0 to start a season with the finishing with 64 yards and two touchdowns. averaging 9.8 yards per rush. NSU win, but that feat has not come often. • His first career touchdown came with 6:06 • Cardon Johnson reeled off a career-best 265 • It was only the fifth time JMU has started 3-0, remaining in the first half on a three-yard pass yards, which included TD runs of 85 and 80. due in large to playing a FBS school each season. to cap a 16-play drive. • Late in the fourth, Marcus Marshall, who ran for • JMU last won its first three in 2015 when it • The latter touchdown catch occurred with just 88 yards on 10 touches, capped his day with a reeled off a program-record seven straight wins over six minutes to go in the third on a four-yard 70-yard touchdown scamper. Bryan Schor also to start the season. grab, which put JMU up 42-7 at the time. had 48 yards and a score.

RUN DUKES! RUN! DUKES THRASH FBS ECU TO OPEN 2017 .500 OR BETTER 15 STRAIGHT YEARS • The run game was impactful in week three • Cardon Johnson rushed for a career-high 265 • JMU’s success from year to year has come to be against Norfolk State, as the Dukes piled on 472 yards and two touchdowns, and JMU beat ECU expected, as the Dukes recorded a .500 record rushing yards, averaging 7.3 per carry. 34-14 in the season opener on Sept. 2. or better for a league-best 15th consecutive • The Dukes had six different players score • Johnson’s rushing total was the second most in season in 2017. rushing touchdowns in the win. JMU single-game history, falling just 11 yards • JMU also produced its 13th winning season • Trai Sharp, who played just over a quarter, shy of Vad Lee’s 2015 record (276 at SMU). during the timeframe. rushed nine times for 130 yards (14.4) and a • It was JMU’s sixth-ever win against a FBS • The Dukes have now had a winning record in 28 touchdown while also tallying 45 receiving opponent, as the Dukes improved to 2-0 against of 46 seasons and tallied nine wins for the third yards and a score. the American Athletic Conference, joining the straight year in 2016 - a first for the program.

8 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES PICKED TO WIN THE CAA RECAPPING JMU’S TITLE RUN • His sophomore season was cut short in 2014 • Winners of two straight Colonial Athletic • JMU was able to put all the pieces together in after suffering a season-ending injury at Albany, Association championships, JMU will seek its all three phases en route to winning the 2016 just four games in. third in a row in 2017 and is the overwhelming NCAA Division I title. • In his return back in 2015, he was a Second favorite to do so. • The Dukes earned wins against No. 22 New Team All-CAA member. • JMU received 21 of 24 first-place votes from the Hampshire, No. 5 Sam Houston State, No. 1 league’s head coaches and SIDs. North Dakota State and No. 13 Youngstown JMU VERSUS RANKED TEAMS • The Dukes captured their second national State. • Since 1985, the Dukes have played 142 games championship after going 14-1 overall, winning • In the second-round win vs. UNH, Bryan Schor against ranked opponents and hold a 63-79-1 their final 12 games to finish the year with the passed for a career-high 371 yards and five record in those contests. longest active win streak in all of Division I. touchdowns, tying the passing touchdown • JMU’s most notable win wasn’t against a FCS • JMU completed the CAA gauntlet with a perfect record, in a 55-22 triumph. foe, but that to FBS power Virginia Tech. On 8-0 record to win the league crown for the • Rashard Davis also connected with Brandon Sept. 11, 2010, Madison stunned then-No. 13 second straight year before earning the No. 4 Ravenel on a touchdown pass for a JMU single- Virginia Tech 21-16 in Blacksburg. seed for the FCS playoffs. game record six total touchdown passes. • The Dukes have captured 27 victories against • Should the Dukes win the league this season, • In the quarters, JMU dominated SHSU 65-7, top-10 teams and three against a No. 1 team. it would mark the first time in program history marking the second-largest margin of victory in • JMU picked up its first win over a top-ranked they claimed three straight CAA titles. FCS playoffs history. team on Sept. 26, 1992 -- a 52-49 win at • JMU gained over 600 yards of offense, including Youngstown State. Fourteen years later, on Oct. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FOR FOUR 356 rushing yards. Khalid Abdullah ran for 141 14, 2006, JMU downed New Hampshire on the • Four JMU players were named Preseason All- and three scores. road, 42-23. More recently, the Dukes claimed Americans ahead of the 2017 season. • JMU outscored top-seeded NDSU 10-0 in the a 35-32 triumph versus Appalachian State at • They were Aaron Stinnie, Raven Greene, Andrew fourth quarter to upend the five-time defending home on Sept. 20, 2008. Ankrah and Jonathan Kloosterman. national champions 27-17. • This season, JMU is 5-0 against top-25 • Stinnie was a First Team Preseason All-American • Khalid Abdullah rushed for 180 yards and opponents with a 30-8 win over No. 11 Villanova, from both STATS and HERO Sports, while finished with a career-high 231 all-purpose a 21-0 shutout against No. 17 New Hampshire Greene was a STATS Third Team selection and yards. Tyler Gray kicked a 45-yard field goal with on Homecoming and a 31-3 blowout at No. 11 HERO Sports First Team honoree. 11:46 to go and Bryan Schor found John Miller Elon in the regular-season finale. • Ankrah was a STATS Second Team pick, while on a 25-yard touchdown late in the fourth. • In the postseason JMU rolled 26-7 against No. Kloosterman earned a STATS Third Team spot. • JMU surged out to a 21-0 lead in the first half 10 Stony Brook before rallying past No. 11 and limited YSU to only 21 rushing yards to win Weber State, 31-28 in the quarters. SIX DUKES VOTED PRESEASON ALL-CAA the national championship 28-14. • In addition to Bryan Schor being named • Khalid Abdullah was named Most Outstanding Preseason Player of the Year, he was one of six Performer with 101 yards and two scores, as players to be voted Preseason All-CAA. the Dukes became the eighth FCS team to win • That number led all schools for most selections. multiple national titles. • Joining Schor were tight end Jonathan • They are also the first to achieve the feat in the Kloosterman, offensive lineman Aaron Stinnie, Colonial Athletic Association. defensive lineman Andrew Ankrah, safety Raven Greene ad special teams player Robert NCAA GRANTS RAVEN A FIFTH YEAR Carter Jr. • Mike Houston announced prior to the 2016 • This is the first season the league has added regular-season finale that Raven Greene was a special teams player, which features long granted a medical waiver for a fifth season of snappers, holders and gunners on kickoff eligibility for the 2017 season. coverage. • He was a First Team All-CAA safety and later earned All-America honors.

9 GAME 14: JAMES MADISON VS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME NOTES NATIONAL RANKINGS TEAM INDIVIDUAL Scoring Defense * JMU 10.3 1st Bryan Schor Passes Intercepted * Completion Percentage * 66.4% 6th JMU 25 1st Passing Touchdowns 24 18th Pass Efficiency Defense * Passing Efficiency 148.7 18th JMU 82.27 1st Point Responsibility 13.8 22nd Turnovers Gained * JMU 33 2nd Yards Per Pass Attempt 7.98 25th Completions 18.38 26th Punt Return Defense * JMU 2.89 2nd Total Defense * John Miller JMU 242.3 3rd Punt Return Touchdowns * 1 3rd First Downs Defense * Punt Return Average * 11.7 8th JMU 13.9 3rd Rushing Defense JMU 84.8 6th D’Angelo Amos Completion Percentage * Punt Return Touchdowns * 1 3rd JMU 66.3% 6th Sacks * Jordan Brown JMU 3.31 6th Interceptions * 7 1st Turnover Margin * JMU 1.23 6th Rashad Robinson Defensive Touchdowns * JMU 4 6th Interceptions * 7 1st First Downs Offense * JMU 22.6 8th Jimmy Moreland Third-Down Defense Interceptions 5 8th JMU 29.6% 8th Passes Defended 1.4 12th Red Zone Defense JMU 66.7% 8th Fumble Recoveries 2 28th Passing Defense * JMU 157.5 9th Raven Greene Fumbles Lost * Interceptions 4 27th JMU 5 10th Blocked Punts * JMU 2 10th Andrew Ankrah Fumble Recoveries 2 28th Net Punting JMU 38.6 12th Scoring Offense * Darrious Carter JMU 34.8 13th Fumble Recoveries 2 28th Punt Return Average * JMU 12.56 14th Pass Efficiency Offense JMU 148.40 18th * - leads the CAA Total Offense JMU 429.3 23rd Rushing Offense * JMU 197.2 23rd Third-Down Conversions JMU 41.7% 27th Red-Zone Offense JMU 85.2% 30th

* - leads the CAA

10 #1 JAMES MADISON 13-0, 8-0 CAA No. Name El. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Name El. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Trai Sharp Jr. RB 5-9 208 Carrboro, N.C./Carrboro 52 Landan Word So. LB 6-5 237 Vienna, Va./Bishop O’Connell (Virginia) 2 Dimitri Holloway Jr. LB 6-1 223 Newport News, Va./Heritage 53 Joe Fishpaw R-Fr. OL 6-4 273 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover (Campbell) 3 Gus Little R-So. LB 6-3 233 Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax (Maryland) 54 Kelvin Azanama R-Fr. LB 5-11 215 Chesterfield, Va./Monacan 5 Raven Greene R-Sr. S 6-0 190 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial 55 Nick Edwards R-Sr. OL 6-4 287 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 5 Jamir Hudson Fr. WR 5-8 161 Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic 56 Matt Wolcott Sr. LS 6-1 208 Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods 6 Noah Beckley Fr. QB/ATH 6-1 187 Salem, Va./Salem 57 Jeremiah McBride R-Fr. K/P 6-0 195 Bowie, Md./Riverdale Baptist 6 Jimmy Moreland R-Jr. CB 5-11 172 Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Royal Palm Beach 58 Gerren Butler R-So. OL 6-2 315 Front Royal, Va./Skyline 7 Terrence Alls R-Sr. WR 6-1 193 Miami Gardens, Fla./Dade Christian (Duke) 59 Daniel Caracciolo R-Fr. LB/LS 5-11 215 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI 8 John Miller Sr. WR 5-11 180 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 60 Jahee Jackson R-So. OL 6-3 292 Baltimore, Md./Gilman 9 Kyre Hawkins R-Sr. LB 6-0 217 Baltimore, Md./Dunbar 61 A.J. Bolden R-Sr. OL 6-3 315 Buffalo, N.Y./Millbrook [Va.] (Toledo) 10 Jack Brigham Fr. RB 5-8 173 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 62 Cameron Kilgour Fr. OL 6-3 274 Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 10 Riley Stapleton R-So. WR 6-5 218 Indiana, Pa./Indiana 63 J.T. Timming R-Fr. OL 6-2 308 Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East 11 Bryce Maginley So. LB 6-2 230 Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell 64 Mike Greene Fr. DL 6-3 277 Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs 12 Cole Johnson So. QB 6-5 210 Virginia Beach, Va./Cox 67 Zaire Bethea R-Fr. OL 6-3 300 South Orange, N.J./DePaul Catholic 12 Trey Wilson R-Fr. LB 5-10 210 Richmond, Va./Hermitage 68 Tyree Chavious R-So. OL 6-4 314 Goldsboro, N.C./Rosewood 13 Ishmael Hyman R-Sr. WR 6-0 188 Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney (Kansas) 69 Truvell Wilson So. OL 6-2 315 Richmond, Va./Henrico (UVA-Wise) 14 LJ Taylor Fr. CB 6-0 190 Newport News, Va./Denbigh 70 Aaron Stinnie R-Sr. OL 6-5 309 Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne’s-Belfield 14 Braxton Westfield R-Fr. WR 6-4 206 Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal 71 EJ Donahue R-So. OL 6-3 308 Frederick, Md./Linganore (Maryland) 15 Ron’Dell Carter R-So. DL 6-3 269 Baltimore, Md./Long Reach (Rutgers) 72 William Clevinger Fr. OL 6-3 261 Richmond, Va./Patrick Henry 15 Gage Moloney Fr. QB 6-2 219 Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern 73 Mac Patrick So. OL 6-2 295 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 16 John Kinney R-Fr. LB 6-2 205 Richmond, Va./Hermitage 74 Pika Leota R-Fr. OL 6-5 315 Asheville, N.C./Asheville (South Carolina) 16 Jesse Layne Fr. QB 6-3 210 Broadway, Va./Broadway 74 Simeyon Robinson R-Sr. DL 6-1 264 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial 17 Bryan Schor Sr. QB 6-2 211 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley (Lackawanna College) 75 Michael Faulkner R-Fr. OL 6-4 279 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill 18 Hunter Etheridge R-Jr. QB 6-3 214 Clayton, N.C./Woodberry Forest [Va.] 76 Jake Glavin Fr. OL 6-2 301 Chester Springs, Pa./Malvern Prep 18 Tabb Patrick R-Fr. LB 6-1 229 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 77 Liam Fornadel Fr. OL 6-4 309 Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 19 Daniel Adu Fr. WR 6-2 176 Springfield, Va./West Springfield 78 Nik Nunez Fr. P 6-3 227 Richmond, Va./Varina 19 David Eldridge Jr. WR 6-1 180 Bealeton, Va./Kettle Run (Virginia) 79 Raymond Gillespie R-Fr. OL 6-5 275 Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 20 Taylor Woods Sr. RB 5-9 197 Havelock, N.C./Havelock 81 Nick Carlton So. TE 6-3 234 Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta 21 Adam Smith So. S 6-1 188 Charlotte, N.C./Hough 82 Joe Hunt Fr. TE/LB 6-3 222 Richmond, Va./Cosby 22 Eric Kirlew R-Fr. RB 5-11 182 Reston, Va./South Lakes 82 Zach Polglase R-Fr. TE 6-3 222 Harrisonburg, Va./Spotswood 22 Rashad Robinson Jr. CB 5-11 182 Richmond, Va./Hermitage 83 Kyndel Dean Fr. WR/S 6-2 166 Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland 23 Charles Tutt Jr. CB 5-10 181 Clifton, Va./Centreville 83 Josh Sims Fr. WR 5-10 150 Covington, Ga./Eastside 24 D’Angelo Amos R-Fr. S 6-1 182 Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook 84 Jonathan Newman Fr. WR 6-2 185 Huntersville, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 24 Sidney Wellons So. CB 5-11 175 Norfolk, Va./Indian River (Morehead State) 85 Ezrah Archie Fr. WR 6-0 185 Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek Regional 25 Cardon Johnson R-Sr. RB 5-9 202 Newport News, Va./Warwick 86 Mack Cullen R-So. TE 6-5 227 Fishersville, Va./Wilson Memorial 26 Curtis Oliver Jr. CB 5-11 190 Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic 88 Jonathan Kloosterman Sr. TE 6-3 245 Strasburg, Va./Strasburg 27 Pat Kagel Sr. LB 6-2 220 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 89 Jake Brown R-Fr. WR 6-2 183 Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal 28 Grant Westbrook Jr. S 5-9 184 Leesburg, Va./Heritage (East Coast Prep) 90 Rondre Knowles-Tener R-Fr. DL 6-1 278 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 29 Marcus Marshall Jr. RB 5-10 207 Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook (Georgia Tech) 91 Ethan Ratke R-Fr. K 5-10 183 Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 30 Wesley McCormick Fr. CB 5-11 192 Germantown, Md./Northwest 91 Semaj Sorhaindo Fr. DL 6-2 287 Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland 31 Percy Agyei-Obese Fr. RB 5-11 196 Frederick, Md./Oakdale 92 Marcus Hawkins Fr. DL 6-3 271 Morganton, N.C./Freedom 31 Keshaun Moore Fr. LB 6-2 254 Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 93 Andrew Ankrah R-Sr. DL 6-4 248 Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard 32 MJ Hampton Fr. S 6-0 181 Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford 94 Cornell Urquhart Sr. DL 6-4 280 Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep 33 Sam Kidd Fr. S 6-1 193 Reston, Va./James Madison 95 Adeeb Atariwa R-Fr. DL 6-3 282 Sterling, Va./Dominion 34 Justin Bethea Sr. CB 5-10 180 Leesburg, Va./Heritage 96 Ryan Etheridge R-Jr. DL 6-2 259 Clayton, N.C./Blue Ridge [Va.] 34 Devin Floyd Fr. WR 5-10 174 Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam 97 John Daka So. DL 6-3 223 Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise 35 Taurus Carroll Fr. CB 6-0 169 Fredericksburg, Va./Benedictine College Prep 98 Harry O’Kelly Fr. P 6-1 178 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia/Iona College 36 Robert Carter Jr. R-Jr. LB 6-0 186 Baltimore, Md./Long Reach 99 Isaac Ukwu Fr. LB 6-3 235 Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise 37 Clayton Cheatham Fr. TE 6-3 219 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 38 Mike Cobbs R-So. S 6-2 210 Alexandria, Va./Hayfield 40 Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey Fr. LB 5-10 208 Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor COACHING STAFF: 41 Brett Siegel R-Sr. LB/LS 6-2 227 Leesburg, Va./Fork Union Head Coach: Mike Houston 42 Michael Johnson Fr. S 6-0 191 Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Donnie Kirkpatrick 42 Cade Leonard Fr. LB 6-2 216 Milton, Ga./Milton Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Bob Trott 43 Julian Freeze Fr. LB 6-2 194 Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown Offensive Line/Run-Game Coordinator: Bryan Stinespring 43 Garrett Groulx Fr. DL 6-3 250 Davidson, N.C./Davidson Day Outside Linebackers/Special Teams: Roy Tesh 44 Jordan Brown R-So. S 6-2 198 Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley Inside Linebackers: Byron Thweatt 45 Tyler Gray Jr. K 6-0 187 Winchester, Va./Millbrook Defensive Line: Jeff Hanson 46 David Ezeagwu Sr. DL 6-2 234 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge Cornerbacks: Tripp Weaver 47 Darrious Carter R-Jr. DL 6-5 235 Indiana, Pa./Indiana Senior (Virginia) Running Backs: De’Rail Sims 48 Reggie Collins R-Fr. S 6-1 201 Stafford, Va./Brooke Point Outside Receivers: Drew Dudzik 49 Brandon Hereford Sr. LB 6-1 234 Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen Inside Receivers: Fontel Mines 49 Trey Vossler Fr. LB 6-1 209 Midlothian, Va./Cosby Director of Football Administration: Dale Steele 50 Kyle Davis Fr. LS 5-11 214 Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge Director of Strength & Conditioning: John Williams 51 Devin Medley R-Fr. LB 6-1 214 Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning: Michael Morris Equipment Manager: Pete Johnson #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS 11-2, 6-2 MVFC No. Name El. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) No. Name El. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Jacob Brown So. WR 5-11 190 Scottsdale, Ariz./Paradise Valley 51 Sepestiano Pupungatoa Jr. OL 6-5 310 River Falls, Wis./River Falls (US Military Prep) 2 Christian Rozeboom So. LB 6-2 225 Sioux Center, Iowa/Sioux Center 51 Andrew Mueller R-Fr. DT 6-0 250 Lake Elmo, Minn./Hill-Murray 3 Taryn Christion Jr. QB 6-2 220 Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt 52 Bradey Sorenson R-Fr. LS 6-2 250 Yankton, S.D./Yankton 3 Joshua Manchigiah R-Fr. S 6-0 185 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista 53 Dalton Cox Jr. LB 6-1 220 Aberdeen, S.D./Roncalli 4 Chase Vinatieri So. K 6-1 210 Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt 54 Edward Miller Fr. OL 6-5 280 Brookings, S.D./Brookings 5 Blair Mulholland R-Fr. RB 5-10 195 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly 55 Mason Leiseth Sr. DE 6-3 250 Hayti, S.D./Hamlin 6 Makiah Slade Jr. S 6-1 200 Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Northeast 56 Eagan Lickiss Fr. OL 6-4 280 Indianola, Iowa/Indianola 7 Seven Wilson Fr. LB 5-9 210 Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill 57 Caleb Lang Sr. OL 6-3 300 Freeman, S.D./Freeman 8 Anthony Washington Sr. CB 5-10 180 Miami, Fla./Laney 58 Chase Kern Jr. DE 6-3 240 Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East 8 Dalton Douglas Sr. QB 6-2 210 Redlands, Calif./Citrus Valley 60 Mike Dobrenski R-Fr. OL 6-4 275 Franklin, Wis./Franklin 9 Jordan Brown Jr. CB 6-1 190 Scottsdale, Ariz./Paradise Valley 62 Jacob Ohnesorge Sr. OL 6-3 295 Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee 10 Alex Wilde Jr. WR 6-3 210 Sioux Falls, S.D./Brandon Valley 63 Jack Domandle Fr. OL 6-4 310 Omaha, Neb./Millard West 11 Marquise Lewis So. WR 5-11 190 Omaha, Neb./Omaha North 66 Elijah Wilson R-Fr. DE 6-4 265 Omaha, Neb./Omaha Central 12 Logan Backhaus R-Fr. LB 6-4 205 Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake 67 Xavier Ward Fr. DT 6-2 270 Freeman, S.D./Canistota 12 Kanin Nelson R-Fr. QB 6-4 200 Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell 68 Charlie Harmon Sr. OL 6-6 300 O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon Township 13 Noah Urbanek Fr. LB 6-3 200 Kearney, Neb./Kearney 70 Tyler Weir Jr. OL 6-4 300 Arvada, Colo./Pomona 14 Jarek Berg R-Fr. S 6-0 190 Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc 77 Wes Genant So. OL 6-4 300 Parkston, S.D./Parkston 15 Cade Johnson R-Fr. WR 5-10 175 Papillion, Neb./Bellevue West 78 Evan Greeneway So. OL 6-7 280 Yankton, S.D./Yankton 16 Brandon Thomas So. LB 5-11 175 Elkhart, Ind./Concord 80 Adam Anderson So. WR 6-1 195 Orlando, Fla./Boone 17 Alex Romenesko Jr. S 5-11 200 Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead 81 Paddy Devlin R-Fr. WR 6-6 185 Chicago, Ill./Saint Patrick 17 Alec Cromer R-Fr. QB 6-5 230 Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice 82 Patrick Burmeister R-Fr. WR 5-11 180 Marquette, Mich./Marquette Senior 18 Marshon Harris So. CB 5-11 175 Lansing, Ill./Thornton Fractional South 83 Kallan Hart So. TE 6-5 255 Lonsdale, Minn./Faribault 19 Jake Wieneke Sr. WR 6-4 215 Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove 86 Dallas Goedert Sr. TE 6-5 260 Britton, S.D./Britton-Hecla 20 Monté McGary R-Fr. CB 6-2 185 Omaha, Neb./Omaha South 88 Sam Steckman So. TE 6-4 235 Andover, Minn./Andover 21 Donald Gardner R-Fr. CB 6-1 170 Chicago, Ill./Wendell Phillips 89 Jacob Menage Sr. WR 6-0 180 Springfield, Minn./Springfield 22 Tolu Ogunrinde R-Fr. DE 6-1 240 Cottage Grove, Minn./Park 90 Ryan Earith So. DE 6-4 255 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista South 23 Zy Mosley So. CB 6-0 175 Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka 91 Tristen Leiseth So. DE 6-2 230 Hayti, S.D./Hamlin (Univ. of Sioux Falls) 24 Nick Farina Sr. S 5-11 185 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista 94 Kellen Soulek Sr. DL 6-5 315 Yankton, S.D./Yankton 25 Clark Wieneke So. S 5-11 195 Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove 95 Thomas Stacker R-Fr. DT 6-4 280 Chicago, Ill./St. Rita Cascia 26 Mikey Daniel So. RB 6-2 220 Brookings, S.D./Brookings 96 Spencer Hildahl So. DT 6-3 295 Montevideo, Minn./Montevideo 27 Jordan Velez Fr. S 5-11 205 Rochester, Minn./John Marshall 98 Dylan Winegar R-Fr. DE 6-2 225 Waseca, Minn./Waseca 28 Chris Balster Sr. S 5-10 195 Sheldon, Iowa/Sheldon 99 Daniel Callender Fr. DE 6-6 220 Yuma, Ariz./Yuma Catholic 29 Lance Eide So. CB 5-8 185 Clear Lake, S.D./Deuel 30 Pete Menage R-Fr. S 5-11 190 Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon COACHING STAFF: 31 Eric Kleinschmit Jr. LB 6-2 220 St. Helena, Neb./Crofton Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier 32 Kyle Tuttle R-Fr. LB 6-2 215 Jupiter, Fla./Salisbury School [Conn.] Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric Eidsness 33 Tommy Hopp Sr. LB/FB 6-2 225 Anchorage, Alaska/South Anchorage (Santa Barbara CC) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Clint Brown 34 Austin Smenda So. DE 6-2 240 Fleming Island, Fla./Fleming Island Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: Luke Schleusner 35 Isaac Wallace Jr. RB 6-1 200 Omaha, Neb./Ralston Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: Jimmy Rogers 36 Luke Sellers So. FB 6-1 245 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista South Run-Game Coordinator/Offensive Line: Jason Eck 37 Larenzo Williams So. S 6-1 190 Huron, S.D./Wolsey-Wessington Wide Receivers: Robert Arnheim 39 Robert Zavagno So. LB 6-1 215 Westlake, Ohio/Saint Ignatius Safeties: Brian Bergstrom 40 Turner Blasius So. FB 6-1 230 Kimball, S.D./Kimball Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator: Daniel Jackson 41 Kane Louscher Sr. FB 6-2 245 Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic Running Backs: John Johnson 42 C.J. Roths R-Fr. RB 5-10 205 Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon Defensive Tackles: Christian Smith 43 Skyler Cavanaugh Fr. TE 6-5 235 Vail, Ariz./Cienega Offensive Quality Control: Zach Lujan 44 Brady Mengarelli Sr. RB 5-10 195 Prescott, Ariz./Prescott Defensive Quality Control: Mickey Russell 45 Jessup Workman So. LB 6-1 210 Beatrice, Neb./Beatrice Special Teams Quality Control/Video Coordinator: Jonathan Shaeffer 46 Preston Tetzlaff R-Fr. LB 6-2 205 Brookings, S.D./Brookings Football Operations: Marc Davis 48 Jeremy Christner Jr. LB 6-1 205 Broken Bow, Neb./Broken Bow (Dakota State) 49 Brady Hale Jr. P 6-3 200 Yankton, S.D./Yankton 50 Austin Barrett R-Fr. DT 6-2 265 Box Elder, S.D./Douglas