JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-To-Back CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 27 Winning Seasons
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JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-to-Back CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 27 Winning Seasons NO. 1 JAMES MADISON (0-0) at ECU (0-0) 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 • 6 P.M. • GREENVILLE, N.C. • DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM Overall: 0-0 | CAA: 0-0 Location .......... Greenville, N.C. JAMES MADISON Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-0 | Streak: W12 Site .......Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .#1 / #1 Capacity ...................50,000 Head Coach ..........Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) Surface ............. Natural Grass Career Record / at JMU ....57-20 (7th) / 14-1 (2nd) DATE OPPONENT TIME Record vs. ECU ............................... 0-0 Sept. 2 at ECU 6 p.m. TV .........................ESPN3 Online ......ESPN3.com/ESPN app Sept. 9 ETSU 6 p.m. ECU Radio ..JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (AP / Coaches) .........................-- / -- Sept. 16 NORFOLK STATE 3:30 p.m. Series ...............First meeting Head Coach .......Scottie Montgomery (Duke ‘00) Sept. 23 MAINE * 1:30 p.m. Last Meeting ................. N/A Career Record / at ECU ...........3-9 (2nd) / same Sept. 30 at Delaware * 3:30 p.m. Record vs. JMU ............................... 0-0 Oct. 14 VILLANOVA * 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at William & Mary * 3:30 p.m. DUKES OPEN 2017 WITH FBS FOE EAST CAROLINA Oct. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE * 3:30 p.m. • Game 1 of the 46th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Sept. 2 when No. 1 James Madison Nov. 4 at Rhode Island * Noon travels south to Greenville, N.C. to face ECU. Nov. 11 RICHMOND * 3:30 p.m. • Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and will be streamed nationally on ESPN3. The game Nov. 18 at Elon * Noon can also be heard on the JMU/Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage starting at 5 p.m. Nov. 25 FCS Playoffs First Round • This is the first meeting between the teams, and JMU’s second against a team from the American Athletic Dec. 2 FCS Playoffs Second Round Conference. Back on Sept. 26, 2015, JMU defeated AAC foe SMU, 48-45, in Dallas. Dec. 8-9 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals • The 2017 JMU football season is presented by CarMax. Dec. 15-16 FCS Playoffs Semifinals Jan. 6 NCAA Division I Championship JMU VS. FBS OPPONENTS • Though this is JMU’s first meeting with ECU, the program is no stranger to FBS opposition. Home games in BOLD CAPS • Saturday marks JMU’s 26th meeting all-time against the Football Bowl Subdivision, with the Dukes Rankings are STATS poll holding a 5-20 record. * CAA game • JMU looks to stay undefeated against the AAC, having beat SMU 48-45 in Dallas back on Sept. 26, 2015. • The Dukes also have a pair of wins against the Atlantic Coast Conference, taking a 21-17 win at Virginia in ESPN3 1982 and claiming a historic 21-16 triumph at Virginia Tech in 2010. • Play-by-Play . Greg Mescall • JMU also produced back-to-back wins at Navy with a 24-20 victory in 1989 and a 16-7 win in 1990. • Color Commentary . Rene Ingoglia • JMU has played one FBS team a year in each of the past 10 seasons, going 2-8 in that span. • Online: www .espn3 .com • Mobile: ESPN app DUKES IN SEASON OPENERS • The Dukes are 24-20-1 all-time in season openers dating back to 1972’s inaugural season. • JMU has won the past two season openers, both against Morehead State. The Dukes have outscored the SPRINT BROADCAST NETWORK Eagles 136-14, which included an 80-7 victory last year. • Play-by-Play . Dave Thomas • JMU’s last five season-opening defeats have all come at the hands of FBS programs, while the last FCS • Color Commentary . Clint Estes team to beat JMU to open the year was Hampton in 2002. • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92 .1 FM • Online: WSVAOnline .com TOP OF THE PRESEASON POLLS • Fresh off its second national championship, JMU enters the 2017 season as the team to beat, holding the No. 1 spot in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls. LIVE STATS • It is the second time in program history the Dukes start a year ranked first, joining the 2005 season, which • ECU Sidearm Live Stats . www .ecupirates .com was also the year following JMU’s first title. • JMU received 134 of 163 first-place votes in the STATS FCS Top 25 while garnering 20 of 26 first-place votes in the FCS Coaches Poll. NEXT UP: ETSU • Following the Dukes in both polls are teams they beat in the 2016 FCS playoffs. North Dakota State comes • Date . Saturday, Sept . 9 in at No. 2, while Sam Houston State stands at No. 3. • Location . Harrisonburg, Va . • JMU is one of five CAA teams to be ranked in at least one poll, being joined by Richmond (#7/7), Villanova • Venue . Bridgeforth Stadium (#10/9), New Hampshire (#13/16) and Albany (#24/RV). • Time . 6 p .m . • Online . MadiZONE HD SportsNet • Listen . JMU Sprint Broadcast Network • Series . JMU leads 6-3 TEAM COMPARISON James Madison 2016 Final Stats East Carolina 46.67 Scoring Offense 27.0 21.2 Scoring Defense 36.1 +25.47 Scoring Margin -9.1 JMU ATHLETICS 232.5 Passing Yards 334.7 COMMUNICATIONS 275.0 Rushing Yards 132.4 507.5 Total Offense 467.1 50% (94-188) 3rd Down Offense 40% (77/194) Chris Brooks, Football SID 34% (72-211) 3rd Down Defense 43% (73/170) Office Phone: 540-568-3702 57% (12/21) 4th Down Offense 60% (21/35) Email: brookscp@jmu .edu 43% (12/28) 4th Down Defense 38% (6/16) Twitter: @CBrooksSID 87% (81/93) Red Zone Scoring 74% (34/46) 24/21/9 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 8/5/3 GAME 1: JAMES MADISON AT EAST CAROLINA GAME NOTES UP NEXT SCHOR IS CAA PRESEASON POY • JMU opens its home slate on Saturday, Sept. 9 • It’s no surprise that the 2016 CAA Offensive JMU QUICK FACTS when it hosts ETSU at Bridgeforth Stadium. Player of the Year is the 2017 Preseason GENERAL Offensive Player of the Year in the league. Location ..............................Harrisonburg, Va. • It will be the 10th meeting all-time between the Founded .......................................... 1908 teams but the first since 1997. JMU leads the • Bryan Schor, who was also named CFPA FCS Enrollment .......................................21,270 all-time series 6-3, including 3-2 at home. It has National Performer of the Year and the Bill Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I FCS also won four straight dating back to 1985. Dudley Award winner for top Division I player Conference ................Colonial Athletic Association Nickname / Mascot ..................Dukes / Duke Dog in the state, led the country in completion Colors .................................Purple and Gold SCOUTING ECU percentage (73.1%), pass efficiency (186.2) and Stadium (Capacity) .........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) • The Pirates are coming off a 3-9 season in 2016, yards per pass attempt (10.11). President ...............................Jonathan Alger which included a 1-7 mark in American Athletic • He passed for 3,002 yards and 29 touchdowns, Director of Athletics .........................Jeff Bourne Conference play. which was good for second in JMU single- HISTORY • ECU was picked to finish fifth in the AAC East season history in both categories. First Season as a Program ......................... 1972 Division. Each division is split into six teams. First Year of NCAA Varsity. 1974 First Year of NCAA Division I ....................... 1979 • The Pirates return 12 of 22 positional starters PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA FOR FOUR DUKES All-Time Record ............294-210-4 (.583) / 508 games with six on each side of the ball. • Four JMU players were named Preseason All- Division I Record ...........255-186-2 (.578) / 443 games • Two players were named to preseason watch Americans ahead of the 2017 season. Conference Titles / Last ........................Six / 2016 NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ..............13 / 2016 lists as Davon Grayson was honored on the • They were Aaron Stinnie, Raven Greene, Andrew Last Postseason Opponent ..... Youngstown State (1/7/17) Wuerffel Trophy Watch, while Jimmy Williams is Ankrah and Jonathan Kloosterman. Round .......2017 NCAA Division I Championship Game up for the Biletnikoff Award. • Stinnie was a First Team Preseason All-American Result ..................................JMU 28, YSU 14 from both STATS and HERO Sports, while • ECU ranked sixth nationally in 2016 in passing 2016 TEAM INFO offense (334.7) and was third in the league in Greene was a STATS Third Team selection and Overall Record (CAA Record) ..................14-1 (8-0) total offense (467.1). HERO Sports First Team honoree. Home Record .......................................8-0 • Ankrah was a STATS Second Team pick, while Away Record ........................................5-1 • Scottie Montgomery is in his second season at Neutral Record ......................................1-0 the helm, going 3-9 in his inaugural season. He Kloosterman earned a STATS Third Team spot. Passing Leader ......................Bryan Schor (3,002) previously associate head coach at Duke, and Rushing Leader .................Khalid Abdullah (1,809) has also coached with the Pittsburgh Steelers. SCHOR, ANKRAH ON MAJOR WATCH LISTS Receiving Leader .................Brandon Ravenel (720) Tackles Leader ........................Gage Steele (104) • A pair of JMU seniors were recognized on major Sacks Leader .........................Martez Stone (5.0) national award watch lists. Interceptions Leader ...................Raven Greene (6) JMU Against Teams from North Carolina Fumble Recoveries Leader ..................Charles Tutt (3) Record Last Mtg. • Bryan Schor was named to the STATS Walter Appalachian State 4-12 2008 Payton Award Watch List, honoring the top COACHING STAFF Charlotte 2-0 2014 offensive player in the FCS. Head Coach .............................. Mike Houston Davidson 5-0 1985 Record at JMU / Years .....................14-1 / Second Duke 0-1 2008 • On the flip side, Andrew Ankrah was selected to the STATS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, Career Record / Years ....................57-20 / Seventh Elon 4-0 2015 Football Office Phone .....................540-568-6517 Guilford 0-1 1977 which is presented annually to the nation’s best Off.