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JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 National Champions n Five-Time Conference Champions n 12 Playoff Appearances n 26 Winning Seasons 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #7 JAMES MADISON (4-1, 2-0) vs. WILLIAM & MARY (2-3, 0-2) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 • 3:30 P.M. • HARRISONBURG, VA. • BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM Overall: 4-1 | CAA: 2-0 Location ........ Harrisonburg, Va. JAMES MADISON Home: 3-0 | Away: 1-1 | Streak: W2 Site ..........Bridgeforth Stadium Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .#7 / #6 Capacity ...................24,877 Head Coach ..........Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) DATE OPPONENT TIME Surface ..................FieldTurf Career Record / at JMU ......47-20 (6th) / 4-1 (1st) Sept. 3 MOREHEAD STATE W, 80-7 TV ............Comcast SportsNet Record vs. Delaware .......................... 0-0 Sept. 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE W, 56-21 Online ...MadiZONE HD SportsNet WILLIAM & MARY Sept. 17 at North Carolina L, 28-56 Radio ..JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .R/V / R/V Sept. 24 at Maine * W, 31-20 Series ............JMU leads 21-17 Head Coach ...........Jimmye Laycock (W&M ‘70) Oct. 1 DELAWARE * W, 43-20 Last Meeting ........ Oct. 31, 2015 Career Record / at W&M ....240-177 (37th) / same Oct. 8 WILLIAM & MARY * 3:30 p.m. @ W&M 44, JMU 41 Record vs. JMU .............................17-21 Oct. 15 at New Hampshire * Noon Oct. 22 OFF JMU SET TO BATTLE IN-STATE FOE WILLIAM & MARY Oct. 29 RHODE ISLAND * 3:30 p.m. • Game six of the 45th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Oct. 8 at Bridgeforth Stadium when the Nov. 5 at #6 Richmond * 3:30 p.m. Dukes play CAA- and in-state foe Delaware in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff. Nov. 12 at #14 Villanova * 1 p.m. Nov. 19 ELON * 1:30 p.m. • It is the fourth of six regular-season home games for JMU and third conference game of the year. For the Tribe, it will be their second straight conference road game. Home games in BOLD CAPS • Saturday’s game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet and is sponsored by the JMU Duke Club. The Rankings are STATS poll * CAA game 2016 season is presented by CarMax. COMCAST SPORTSNET THE SERIES • Play-by-Play ....................Rob Carlin • Saturday marks the 39th meeting all-time between JMU and William & Mary and 36th straight season the • Color Commentary ........... Qadry Ismail teams have met. • The Dukes lead the Tribe 21-17 in a series dating back to 1979. The programs have played each season MADIZONE HD SPORTSNET since 1981. After falling in nine of the first 12 meetings, JMU has won 18 of past 26 games. Over the last • Play-by-Play ..................Curt Dudley four seasons, the home team has won. • Color Commentary .......Adam Coolbaugh • The Dukes are 12-5 against W&M at home. JMU has won five straight at home in the series. • Online: jmusports.com/madizone • W&M last won in Harrisonburg on Nov. 13, 2004, with a 27-24 win, but the Dukes came back in the NCAA semifinals to triumph 48-34 in Williamsburg en route to their first national championship. SPRINT broadcast NETWORK • Last time they met, William & Mary rallied in the final minute as Kendell Anderson scored on a two-yard run with 44 seconds left to give the Tribe a 44-41 win last Halloween. • Play-by-Play .................Dave Thomas • Color Commentary ..............Clint Estes • Making his first career start, Bryan Schor passed 17-for-27 for 227 yards and a touchdown while rushing • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92.1 FM for 64 yards and a score. Cardon Johnson ran for 134 yards and a touchdown. Rashard Davis reeled in four • Online: WSVAOnline.com catches for 125 yards, all in the first half. • JMU built a 21-9 lead in the first quarter, sparked by a Raven Greene pick-six, but the Tribe closed the gap, taking their first lead 37-34 with 7:34 to play. JMU answered just over two minutes later with a 75- live stats yard drive resulting in a Khalid Abdullah one-yard touchdown to grab a 41-37 lead before W&M’s game- • StatBroadcast ............ www.jmustats.com winning drive. SCHOR’S CAREER DAY RESULTS IN CAA ACCOLADE twitter: #Godukes • Quarterback Bryan Schor produced career highs of 312 yards of offense and four total touchdowns to • Football Account ............@JMUFootball lead JMU to a 43-20 victory against Delaware on Oct. 1. Two days later, he was honored by being named • JMU Athletics Account ........ @JMUSports CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week. • Coach Houston. @JMUCoachHouston • Schor was 19-for-25 for 209 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns, tying his career best. It was his second 100-yard rushing performance of the season. • In the first half, he completed 14 of 17 attempts for 148 yards and a touchdown while running for 63 yards and two scores to help JMU build a 26-7 halftime lead. He finished the game going 5-for-9 through the air next up: NEW hampshire in the second half for his third 200-yard passing game of the season. • Date .....................Saturday, Oct. 15 • Location .....................Durham, N.H. • Through five games, Schor ranks sixth in FCS in rushing touchdowns (7) and seventh in completion • Venue ....................Wildcat Stadium percentage (69.3%), which also leads the CAA. Additionally, he is top 20 nationally in passing efficiency • Time ................................ Noon (16th - 158.0 rating) and yards per pass attempts (17th – 8.69). • TV ...............American Sports Network • Online .........YouTube.com/UNHAthletics • Listen ......JMU Sprint Broadcast Network TEAM COMPARISON • Series. UNH leads 8-7 James Madison William & Mary 47.6 Scoring Offense 19.0 24.8 Scoring Defense 24.0 JMU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS +22.8 Scoring Margin -5.0 • Football SID: Chris Brooks • @CBrooksSID 189.2 Passing Yards 175.8 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 342.0 Rushing Yards 153.8 Email: [email protected] 531.2 Total Offense 329.6 • Secondary: Taylor Shirey 52% (33/63) 3rd Down Offense 37% (23/62) Office Phone: 540-568-6051 32% (18/57) 3rd Down Defense 41% (31/75) Email: [email protected] 86% (6/7) 4th Down Offense 12% (1/8) • Tertiary: Andy Lohman 40% (2/5) 4th Down Defense 70% (7/10) Office Phone: 540-568-6155 85% (28/33) Red Zone Scoring 67% (10/15) Email: [email protected] 5/7/3 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 8/5/2 GAME 6: JAMES MADISON VS. WILLIAM & MARY GAME NOTES RUSHING ATTACK KEYS JMU IN WIN now in his 37th season. He has coached in every game of the JMU-William & Mary series, going • JMU nearly turned in its second 400-yard rushing JMU QUICK FACTS 17-21 in those contests. performance of the season against Delaware, GENERAL tallying 398 yards and five touchdowns on the • He has led the Tribe to 10 NCAA playoff Location ..............................Harrisonburg, Va. ground. appearances, including the semifinals in 2004 Founded .......................................... 1908 and 2009. He has won five conference titles. Enrollment .......................................21,227 • Khalid Abdullah led the way with 159 yards and Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I FCS two touchdowns on just 10 carries. Bryan Schor JMU Against Teams from Virginia Conference ................Colonial Athletic Association had 103 yards and tied his career high with Record Last Mtg. Nickname / Mascot ..................Dukes / Duke Dog three scores, and Cardon Johnson added 93. Bridgewater 2-0 1975 Colors .................................Purple and Gold • The Dukes ranks second nationally in team Emory & Henry 5-0 1978 Stadium (Capacity) .........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) Hampden-Sydney 4-2 1979 President ...............................Jonathan Alger rushing, averaging 342.0 rushing yards per Hampton 0-2 2002 Director of Athletics .........................Jeff Bourne game. That total is just over four yards back of Hargrave 1-1 1973 the FCS leader - The Citadel. Liberty 12-6 2014 HISTORY • Head Coach Mike Houston’s former school Old Dominion 0-2 2012 First Season as a Program ......................... 1972 averages 346.2 per game with its triple option. Randolph-Macon 4-2 1979 First Year of NCAA Varsity. 1974 Richmond 15-18 2015 First Year of NCAA Division I ....................... 1979 Virginia 1-2 1983 All-Time Record ............284-210-4 (.574) / 498 games ABDULLAH ADDED TO POTY LIST Virginia Tech 1-6 2010 Division I Record ...........245-186-2 (.568) / 433 games • On Tuesday, Khalid Abdullah was named to the VMI 10-3 2009 Conference Titles / Last .......................Five / 2015 Watch List for the STATS FCS National Offensive Washington & Lee 3-0 1978 NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ..............12 / 2015 Player of the Year. William & Mary 17-21 2015 Last Postseason Opponent ............Colgate (12/5/15) Total (14 teams) 75-65 Round ...................2015 NCAA FCS Second Round • Abdullah has turned in four straight 100-yard Result .............................. Colgate 44, JMU 38 rushing games and is one of the nation’s top backs, ranking second in rushing touchdowns KHALID CONTINUES MOVE IN TOP 10 2016 TEAM INFO (8) and third in yards per carry (7.73). • Khalid Abdullah’s strong season has vaulted Overall Record (CAA Record) ...................4-1 (2-0) • He is seventh in rushing yards per game (120.6) him into the top 10 in numerous JMU career Home Record .......................................3-0 categories. Away Record ........................................1-1 and scoring per game (10.6) and has scored in Passing Leader ........................Bryan Schor (878) every game this year. • He currently ranks eighth all-time in rushing Rushing Leader ...................Khalid Abdullah (603) • This is the third straight season a JMU offensive yards (2,472), needing just 28 to reach the Receiving Leader .................Brandon Ravenel (156) player has made the list, as Vad Lee was on the 2,500-yard plateau. Tackles Leader ...................Brandon Hereford (45) Watch List a year ago and was a finalist for the • Abdullah is also seventh in rushing touchdowns Sacks Leader ....................Simeyon Robinson (2.0) former Walter Payton Award in 2014, finishing (27) and tied for seventh in total touchdowns Interceptions Leader ..Raven Greene, Rashad Robinson (2) fourth in the final voting.