JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-To-Back-To-Back CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 28Th Winning Season
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JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-to-Back-to-Back CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 28th Winning Season #1 JAMES MADISON (10-0, 7-0) at #11 ELON (8-2, 6-1) 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 • NOON • ELON, N.C. • RHODES STADIUM Overall: 10-0 | CAA: 7-0 Location ................Elon, N.C. JAMES MADISON Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .#1 / #1 Home: 6-0 | Away: 4-0 | Streak: W22 Site ..............Rhodes Stadium Capacity ...................11,250 Head Coach ..........Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) Surface .....................Grass Career Record / at JMU ....67-20 (7th) / 24-1 (2nd) Record vs. Elon ............................... 1-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME TV ........................... N/A Sept. 2 at ECU W, 34-14 Online .........Phoenix All-Access ELON Radio ..JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (STATS / Coaches) .................#11 / #15 Sept. 9 ETSU W, 52-10 Series ...............JMU leads 5-0 Head Coach .......Curt Cignetti (West Virginia ‘82) Sept. 16 NORFOLK STATE W, 75-14 Last Meeting ........Nov. 19, 2016 Career Record / at Elon. .61-19 (7th) / 8-2 (1st) Sept. 23 MAINE * W, 28-10 JMU 63, Elon 14 Record vs. JMU ............................... 0-0 Sept. 30 at Delaware * W, 20-10 DUKES FACE OFF WITH ELON SEEKING OUTRIGHT TITLE Oct. 14 #11 VILLANOVA * W, 30-8 • Game 11 of the 46th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Nov. 18 when No. 1 James Madison Oct. 21 at William & Mary * W, 46-14 travels south to 11th-ranked Elon for the regular-season finale. Oct. 28 #17 NEW HAMPSHIRE * W, 21-0 • Kickoff is set for noon at Rhodes Stadium and will be streamed on Phoenix All-Access. It can also be heard Nov. 4 at Rhode Island * W, 38-3 on the JMU/Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage starting at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 RICHMOND * W, 20-13 • Saturday marks the sixth meeting between JMU and Elon, with the Dukes holding a 5-0 record. Nov. 18 at #11 Elon * Noon • The Dukes have already clinched at least a share of the regular-season title and can win the CAA outright Nov. 25 FCS Playoffs First Round with a win Saturday. A win for Elon would be a share of their first-ever CAA championship. Dec. 2 FCS Playoffs Second Round • The JMU football season is presented by CarMax. Dec. 8-9 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Dec. 15-16 FCS Playoffs Semifinals JMU CLINCHES AT LEAST SHARE OF RECORD THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE Jan. 6 NCAA Division I Championship • By virtue of JMU’s win over Richmond and Elon’s loss to New Hampshire, the Dukes clinched at least a share of the CAA championship on Nov. 11. Home games in BOLD CAPS • It’s the program’s third straight conference title, marking the first time in school history that JMU has won Rankings are STATS poll the title three years in a row. Prior to last season, JMU had never won back-to-back league crowns. * CAA game • JMU has now won the conference championship seven times (1975, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017). • The Dukes seek their second straight outright championship, and a win at Elon this weekend will accomplish that feat. It would also be their third-ever outright title, having also gone 8-0 in 2008. PHOENIX ALL-ACCESS • A win for JMU would also mark the ninth time in CAA history a team has gone 8-0. JMU and New • Play-by-Play . Taylor Durham Hampshire are the only teams to date to have gone 8-0 twice in league play. • Color Commentary . Dan Wyar • Online: www .portal .stretchinternet .com/elon SHARP’S TD IN FINAL MINUTE LIFTS JMU PAST RICHMOND • Trai Sharp accumulated 54 of his 60 rushing yards on JMU’s final drive, and he capped it off with a seven- yard touchdown with 44 seconds left to lift JMU to a 20-13 win over Richmond on Nov. 11. SPRINT BROADCAST NETWORK • The win kept JMU’s win streak alive, at 22 straight, and clinched a share of the CAA championship. • Play-by-Play . Dave Thomas • Bryan Schor threw for 229 yards on 18-of-32 passing. He moved into third all-time in career completions • Color Commentary . Clint Estes (458) and needs just 14 more passing yards to claim second all-time at JMU. • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92 .1 FM • David Eldridge had 81 receiving yards while Ishmael Hyman contributed 70 receiving yards. • Online: WSVAOnline .com • Raven Greene tied his career high with 11 tackles, and Rashad Robinson had eight stops. Jordan Brown tallied his team-leading sixth interception of the year, which leads all CAA players. • JMU limited UR to only 20 rushing yards and 324 total yards, which is nearly 150 yards lower than its LIVE STATS season average. The Spiders also had averaged 33.3 points per game, scoring just 13. • Stat Broadcast . www .elonstats .com SELECTION SUNDAY LOOMING, DUKES RANK NO. 1 IN COMMITTEE RANKINGS • JMU finds out its postseason fate this Sunday, Nov. 19 when the NCAA FCS Committee announces the 2017 playoff bracket in a live selection show, which airs at 11 a.m. on ESPNU. NEXT UP: SELECTION SUNDAY • JMU was ranked No. 1 by the committee in both in-season top-10 rankings. • Date . .. Saturday, Nov . 19 • Time . 11 A .M . TEAM COMPARISON • TV . ESPNU James Madison Elon 36.4 Scoring Offense 22.6 9.6 Scoring Defense 23.9 JMU Football Communications +26.8 Scoring Margin -1.3 218.6 Passing Yards 214.0 Chris Brooks, Football SID 213.5 Rushing Yards 172.2 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 Email: brookscp@jmu .edu 432.1 Total Offense 386.2 Twitter: @CBrooksSID 44% (61/140) 3rd Down Offense 35% (51/145) 31% (47/153) 3rd Down Defense 37% (55/150) Melissa Wyant, Football Secondary 60% (6/10) 4th Down Offense 47% (7/15) Office Phone: 540-568-6051 50% (7/14) 4th Down Defense 50% (9/18) Email: wyantmj@jmu .edu 84% (42/50) Red Zone Scoring 79% (34/43) 40/19/8 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 31/8/9 GAME 11: JAMES MADISON AT ELON GAME NOTES SCOUTING ELON OFF TO BEST START EVER • The Phoenix has certainly been the surprise • JMU improved to 10-0 last week, extending its JMU QUICK FACTS of CAA Football this season, as it enters the best start to a season in the 46-year history of GENERAL regular-season finale with an 8-2 record and 6-1 the program Location ..............................Harrisonburg, Va. mark in CAA play. • The Dukes began 2015 with a 7-0 record. Founded .......................................... 1908 • Elon was picked to finish 11th this season. Historically, JMU does have one unbeaten Enrollment .......................................21,836 Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I FCS • It averages 22.6 points per game while season, going 9-0-1 in 1975. The Dukes opened Conference ................Colonial Athletic Association conceding 23.9 per outing. that year with a tie before reeling off nine Nickname / Mascot ..................Dukes / Duke Dog • After dropping a 34-point loss to Toledo in the straight wins. Colors .................................Purple and Gold opener, Elon has seen all of its wins come by • JMU outscores opponents by an average of 36.4 Stadium (Capacity) .........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) eight points or less. Five of eight triumphs have to 9.6, which ranks second in the FCS in win President ...............................Jonathan Alger Director of Athletics .........................Jeff Bourne been by a field goal or less. margin (+26.8). JMU paces the nation in scoring defense while ranking 11th in scoring offense. • Davis Cheek ranks third in the CAA in passing HISTORY yards (210.5) and fourth in total offense (219.3). • JMU has not allowed any team to score more First Season as a Program ......................... 1972 • Defensively, Warren Messer is second in tackles than 14 points and has held eight of nine FCS First Year of NCAA Varsity. 1974 (9.6), Greg Liggs Jr. is third in passes defended foes to under 300 yards. First Year of NCAA Division I ....................... 1979 (13) and Marcus Willoughby is eighth in sacks All-Time Record ............304-210-4 (.591) / 518 games WIN-STREAK TIDBITS Division I Record ...........265-186-2 (.587) / 453 games (6.0) per game. Conference Titles / Last .....................Seven / 2017 • Curt Cignetti is in his first season at Elon and has • Program-record three straight CAA titles NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ..............13 / 2016 a career record of 61-19 after a successful six- • CAA-record and NCAA DI-best 22 straight wins Last Postseason Opponent ..... Youngstown State (1/7/17) year stint at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. • CAA-record 17 straight conference wins Round .......2017 NCAA Division I Championship Game He was also wide receivers coach at Alabama, • Program-record nine straight road wins Result ..................................JMU 28, YSU 14 where he won the 2009 national title. • 23 straight wins over FCS competition 2017 TEAM INFO • 18 straight regular-season wins Overall Record (CAA Record) ..................10-0 (7-0) WIN STREAK AT 22, T-4TH IN FCS HISTORY • 14 straight wins at Bridgeforth Stadium Home Record .......................................6-0 • JMU’s 20-13 win over Richmond last Saturday Away Record ........................................4-0 marked JMU’s program-record 22nd • Secured 28th winning season at W&M Neutral Record ......................................0-0 consecutive triumph, which extended the CAA • 10+ games in consecutive years for first time Passing Leader ......................Bryan Schor (2,043) record and longest mark in all of Division I. Rushing Leader .........................Trai Sharp (618) ROAD WARRIORS LOOK FOR 10 Receiving Leader ...................David Eldridge (390) • Only one other FCS team has a 10-game win Tackles Leader ........................Kyre Hawkins (67) streak in the MEAC’s North Carolina A&T.