JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * 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 CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 28th Winning Season #1 JAMES MADISON (7-0, 4-0) vs. #17 NEW HAMPSHIRE (5-2, 3-1) 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 • 3:30 P.M. • HARRISONBURG, VA. • BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM Overall: 7-0 | CAA: 4-0 Location ........ Harrisonburg, Va. JAMES MADISON Home: 4-0 | Away: 3-0 | Streak: W19 Site ..........Bridgeforth Stadium Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .#1 / #1 Capacity ...................24,877 Head Coach ..........Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) Career Record / at JMU ....64-20 (7th) / 21-1 (2nd) DATE OPPONENT TIME Surface ..................FieldTurf TV ........................... N/A Record vs. New Hampshire ................... 2-0 Sept. 2 at ECU W, 34-14 Online ...MadiZONE HD SportsNet NEW HAMPSHIRE Sept. 9 ETSU W, 52-10 Radio ..JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (STATS / Coaches) ................#17 / #16 Sept. 16 NORFOLK STATE W, 75-14 Series ...............JMU leads 9-8 Head Coach ............Sean McDonnell (UNH ‘78) Sept. 23 MAINE * W, 28-10 Last Meeting ......... Dec. 3, 2016 Career Record / at UNH. 146-85 (19th) / same Record vs. JMU ............................... 5-7 Sept. 30 at Delaware * W, 20-10 JMU 55, UNH 22 Oct. 14 #11 VILLANOVA * W, 30-8 Oct. 21 at William & Mary * W, 46-14 DUKES SET FOR PLAYOFF REMATCH AGAINST UNH ON HOMECOMING Oct. 28 #17 NEW HAMPSHIRE * 3:30 p.m. • Game 8 of the 46th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Oct. 28 when No. 1 James Madison hosts Nov. 4 at Rhode Island * Noon No. 17 New Hampshire for Homecoming. Nov. 11 RICHMOND * 3:30 p.m. • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. at Bridgeforth Stadium and will streamed live on MadiZONE HD SportsNet. It Nov. 18 at Elon * Noon can also be heard on the JMU/Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage starting at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 25 FCS Playoffs First Round • Saturday marks the 18th meeting between JMU and New Hampshire, with the Dukes edging the Wildcats, Dec. 2 FCS Playoffs Second Round 9-8. Last season, JMU beat UNH twice, first with a 42-39 win in Durham, N.H., followed by a 55-22 victory Dec. 8-9 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals at home in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Dec. 15-16 FCS Playoffs Semifinals • The 2017 JMU football season is presented by CarMax, and Saturday’s game is sponsored by Sprint. Jan. 6 NCAA Division I Championship JMU MATCHES BEST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY Home games in BOLD CAPS • With last week’s win in Williamsburg, JMU improved to 7-0 this season, tying the program record for best Rankings are STATS poll start in the 46-year history of the football. The Dukes also began 7-0 in 2015. * CAA game • Should the Dukes down New Hampshire this weekend, the 8-0 mark would be the best start ever. JMU does have one unbeaten season, however, going 9-0-1 in 1975 prior to being a DI team. The Dukes opened that year with a tie before reeling off nine straight wins. MADIZONE HD SPORTSNET • JMU outscores opponents by an average of 40.7 to 11.4, which ranks second in FCS in win margin (+29.3). • Play-by-Play . Curt Dudley That trails only North Dakota State which scores 44.1 points per game and has a 34.5 win margin. • Color Commentary . Bennett Conlin • Online: www .portal .stretchinternet .com/jmu RECORD WIN STREAK STRETCHES TO 19 STRAIGHT • JMU’s 46-14 win at William & Mary marked JMU’s program-record 19th consecutive triumph, which SPRINT BROADCAST NETWORK extended the CAA record and longest mark in all of Division I. • Play-by-Play . Dave Thomas • USF, an American Athletic Conference team at FBS is second in DI with 12 straight. Miami is also in double • Color Commentary . Clint Estes digits, having won 11 in a row. No other FCS team has won more than eight (North Carolina A&T). • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92 .1 FM • The Dukes have also claimed 14 straight league victories, which is just one shy of the all-time conference • Online: WSVAOnline .com record of 15, set by UMass in 1965-67. • The 19-game mark is tied for ninth all-time in FCS history, matching Duquesne (1995-96). • JMU is the first FCS team with this long a win streak since Harvard won 22 straight from 2013-15. LIVE STATS • The Dukes last saw defeat on Sept. 24, 2016 - a 56-28 setback at ACC-foe North Carolina. • Stat Broadcast . .. www .jmustats .com • JMU has also won 20 straight games against FCS opponents, with the last loss coming on Dec. 5, 2015 versus Colgate in the second round of the playoffs. NEXT UP: RHODE ISLAND • Date . Saturday, Nov . 4 ROAD WARRIORS SET NEW PROGRAM MARK • Location . Kingston, R .I . • JMU rolled to a 32-point win at William & Mary on Oct. 21, marking not only the biggest win in the 40- • Venue . Meade Stadium game history of the series but also set the record for longest road win streak for the Dukes. • Time . Noon • JMU has won eight in a row in true road games, dating back to Sept. 24, 2016. That includes seven straight • TV . N/A CAA road wins during the stretch. • Online . College Sports Live ($) • Listen . JMU Sprint Broadcast Network TEAM COMPARISON • Series . JMU leads 9-3 James Madison New Hampshire 40.7 Scoring Offense 29.9 11.4 Scoring Defense 24.6 JMU Football Communications +29.3 Scoring Margin +5.3 231.1 Passing Yards 283.7 Chris Brooks, Football SID 239.1 Rushing Yards 138.9 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 Email: brookscp@jmu .edu 470.3 Total Offense 422.6 Twitter: @CBrooksSID 47% (47/99) 3rd Down Offense 36% (39/109) 32% (35/109) 3rd Down Defense 35% (38/109) Melissa Wyant, Football Secondary 50% (3/6) 4th Down Offense 62% (10/16) Office Phone: 540-568-6051 50% (5/10) 4th Down Defense 36% (5/14) Email: wyantmj@jmu .edu 86% (30/35) Red Zone Scoring 79% (23/29) 24/15/6 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 15/10/3 GAME 8: JAMES MADISON VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE GAME NOTES SCOUTING NEW HAMPSHIRE WIN-STREAK TIDBITS • The Wildcats enter this weekend with a 5-2 • CAA-record and NCAA DI-best 19 straight wins JMU QUICK FACTS overall record and 3-1 mark in CAA play • One win shy of tying CAA record of 15 straight GENERAL following a convincing 40-17 win over Towson Location ..............................Harrisonburg, Va. conference victories (UMass - 1965-67) Founded .......................................... 1908 just a week ago at home. • Program-record eight straight road wins Enrollment .......................................21,270 • UNH scores 29.9 points per game while • 20 straight wins over FCS competition Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I FCS conceding 24.6 per outing. The Wildcats are Conference ................Colonial Athletic Association • 15 straight regular-season wins Nickname / Mascot ..................Dukes / Duke Dog third in the CAA in scoring and second in • 12 straight wins at Bridgeforth Stadium Colors .................................Purple and Gold passing offense, at 283.7 pass yards per game. Stadium (Capacity) .........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) • Secured 28th winning season at W&M • Trevor Knight ranks second in the league in President ...............................Jonathan Alger passing (272.1), passing TDs (18) and total Director of Athletics .........................Jeff Bourne DUKES SET FIELD GOAL RECORD offense (296.0). Neil O’Connor leads the CAA HISTORY in receptions (8.57), receiving yards (126.1) and • Amidst the defensive dominance, JMU set a First Season as a Program ......................... 1972 receiving TDs (9). program record on special teams, as Tyler Gray First Year of NCAA Varsity. 1974 and Ethan Ratke combined for four field goals. First Year of NCAA Division I ....................... 1979 • Sean McDonnell is in his 19th season at the All-Time Record ............301-210-4 (.588) / 515 games helm, holding a 146-85 record. He’s led the • Each kicker hit two field goals on four tries, as Division I Record ...........262-186-2 (.584) / 450 games ‘Cats to 13 straight FCS playoff appearances, Ratke’s two attempts were the first of his career. Conference Titles / Last ........................Six / 2016 including the 2013 and 2014 semifinals. • Gray hit a game-high 42 yarder, while Ratke NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ..............13 / 2016 drilled a career-long 39 yarder. Last Postseason Opponent ..... Youngstown State (1/7/17) Round .......2017 NCAA Division I Championship Game UP NEXT Result ..................................JMU 28, YSU 14 • JMU hits the road for its lone flight of the regular SCHOR TIES PASSING TD RECORD • Bryan Schor sits alongside two former greats 2017 TEAM INFO season at Rhode Island on Saturday, Nov. 4 in Overall Record (CAA Record) ...................7-0 (4-0) Kingston, R.I. atop the JMU career passing touchdown record Home Record .......................................4-0 • Kickoff is set for a noon start at Meade Stadium. after recording one passing score at W&M. Away Record ........................................3-0 • Schor has thrown 51 passing touchdowns, Neutral Record ......................................0-0 • It will be the 13th meeting in the series, with Passing Leader ..................... Bryan Schor (1,488)) JMU leading 9-3. which is tied with Vad Lee and Justin Rascati. Rushing Leader .........................Trai Sharp (462) • That mark ranks 11th on the FCS active list. Receiving Leader ..................Ishmael Hyman (263) Tackles Leader ........................Kyre Hawkins (48) DEFENSE EQUALS OFFENSE AT W&M Sacks Leader .........................Kyre Hawkins (5.0) • Six takeaways and 33 points off turnovers led UNANIMOUS NO. 1 BY THE COACHES Interceptions Leader ...J. Brown, J. Moreland, R. Robinson (4) JMU to a dominant 46-14 win at William & Mary • Since the preseason, the defending champions Fumble Recoveries Leader ..........A.