JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL 2004 National Champions n Back-to-Back CAA Champions n 12 Playoff Appearances n 27th Winning Season 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #6 JAMES MADISON (9-1, 7-0) vs. ELON (2-8, 1-6) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016 • 1:30 P.M. • HARRISONBURG, VA. • BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM Overall: 9-1 | CAA: 7-0 Location ........ Harrisonburg, Va. JAMES MADISON Home: 5-0 | Away: 4-1 | Streak: W7 Site ..........Bridgeforth Stadium Rankings (STATS / Coaches). .#6 / #5 Capacity ...................24,877 Head Coach ..........Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94) DATE OPPONENT TIME Surface ..................FieldTurf Career Record / at JMU ......52-20 (6th) / 9-1 (1st) Sept. 3 MOREHEAD STATE W, 80-7 TV ........................... N/A Record vs. Elon ............................... 0-0 Sept. 10 CENTRAL CONN. STATE W, 56-21 Online ...MadiZONE HD SportsNet ELON Sept. 17 at North Carolina L, 28-56 Radio ..JMU Sprint Broadcast Network Rankings (STATS / Coaches). N/A / N/A Sept. 24 at Maine * W, 31-20 Series ...............JMU leads 4-0 Head Coach ............Rich Skrosky (Ramapo ‘84) Oct. 1 DELAWARE * W, 43-20 Last Meeting ........ Oct. 17, 2015 Career Record / at Elon. .8-34 (4th) / 7-26 (3rd) Oct. 8 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 31-24 JMU 51, @ Elon 0 Record vs. JMU ............................... 0-2 Oct. 15 at New Hampshire * W, 42-39 Oct. 22 OFF Oct. 29 RHODE ISLAND * W, 84-7 DUKES LOOK TO CLOSE SEASON UNBEATEN IN CAA • Game 11 of the 45th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Nov. 19 when the Dukes close the Nov. 5 at #6 Richmond * W, 47-43 regular season at home against Elon. Kickoff from Bridgeforth Stadium is set for a 1:30 p.m. kick Nov. 12 at #9 Villanova * W, 20-7 • JMU enters with a 7-0 conference record, seeking just its second undefeated conference record in school Nov. 19 ELON * 1:30 p.m. history. The only other time JMU went 8-0 in CAA play came back in 2008. Home games in BOLD CAPS • The Dukes claimed the outright CAA championship in last Saturday’s 20-7 win at Villanova. It was the fifth CAA title for JMU and the sixth overall conference crown in program history. Rankings are STATS poll * CAA game • JMU looks to wrap up one of the eight national seeds for the NCAA FCS playoffs in Saturday’s game, which is sponsored by Pepsi. The 2016 season is presented by CarMax. THE SERIES MADIZONE HD SPORTSNET • Saturday marks the fifth meeting between JMU and Elon in a series dating back to 1998. This will be the third straight year the teams have met, with the Phoenix joining the conference in 2014. • Play-by-Play ..................Curt Dudley • Color Commentary .......Adam Coolbaugh • JMU owns a perfect 4-0 record against Elon, including a 3-0 mark on home soil. The Dukes have outscored the Phoenix 171-60 all-time, which includes a 51-0 win in the previous meeting at Elon on Oct. 17, 2015. • Online: www.jmusports.com/MadiZONE • Last season, JMU posted its largest road margin-of-victory in program history in the 51-0 shutout. It was the first shutout since a 56-0 home win over Hofstra in 2008 and the first on the road since a 17-0 win at Villanova back in 2004. SPRINT broadcast NETWORK • JMU gained more than 600 yards of offense, including 406 on the ground. Cardon Johnson rushed for a career-high 165 yards and two touchdowns. Khalid Abdullah matched Johnson’s two touchdowns while • Play-by-Play ............. Karl Magenhofer running for 75 yards, and Trai Sharp, making his collegiate debut, had 73 yards and a score. • Color Commentary ..............Clint Estes • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM/92.1 FM CAA CHAMPIONS! • Online: WSVAOnline.com • JMU captured its fifth Colonial Athletic Association championship with a 20-7 win at then-No. 9 Villanova on Nov. 12. It was JMU’s first time winning the conference in back-to-back seasons and just the second outright title, with the previous coming in 2008. • The Dukes smothered Villanova’s offense, limiting the Wildcats to 239 yards while intercepting four live stats passes, forcing three turnover-on-downs and blocking a field goal. VU finished 0-for-3 in the red zone. • StatBroadcast ...............www.jmustats.com • Leading 13-7 with under four minutes to play, Martez Stone intercepted a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage to set up Khalid Abdullah’s game-clinching score with 2:36 to go. Another pick by Taylor Reynolds two plays later sealed the win. • Abdullah rushed for 101 and two touchdowns, as he became the fourth player in school history to run for twitter: #Godukes more than 3,000 yards. He also extended his school rushing-touchdown record to 35 scores. • Football Account ............@JMUFootball • Cornell Urquhart, the CAA Defensive Player of the Week, finished with five tackles, a blocked field goal • JMU Athletics Account ........ @JMUSports and tipped a Villanova pass which resulted in Stone’s late-game interception. • Coach Houston. @JMUCoachHouston HOUSTON A FINALIST FOR NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR • Mike Houston was named a finalist for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, which is presented to the national coach of the year in the FCS. It is Houston’s second straight year on the list, as he was recognized next up: SELECTION SUNDAY while leading The Citadel last season. • Date ......................Sunday, Nov. 20 • Houston led JMU to an outright CAA championship this year for only the second time in program history. • Time ............................11:00 a.m. It was JMU’s fifth-ever CAA title and sixth total in the 45-year history of the program. • TV .................................ESPNU • The Dukes have had their coach win the award on two occasions, both by Mickey Matthews (1999, 2008). • Online ............WatchESPN / ESPN3.com TEAM COMPARISON James Madison Elon 46.2 Scoring Offense 12.0 24.4 Scoring Defense 27.5 JMU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS +21.8 Scoring Margin -15.5 • Football SID: Chris Brooks • @CBrooksSID 213.7 Passing Yards 156.9 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 290.6 Rushing Yards 114.2 Email: [email protected] 504.3 Total Offense 271.1 • Secondary: Taylor Shirey 55% (72/132) 3rd Down Offense 29% (41/142) Office Phone: 540-568-6051 36% (47/129) 3rd Down Defense 43% (61/142) Email: [email protected] 69% (9/13) 4th Down Offense 38% (6/16) • Tertiary: Andy Lohman 47% (8/17) 4th Down Defense 53% (9/17) Office Phone: 540-568-6155 86% (54/63) Red Zone Scoring 79% (15/19) Email: [email protected] 15/17/6 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 14/11/3 GAME 11: JAMES MADISON VS. ELON GAME NOTES SCOUTING ELON JMU football’s 45-year history. • The Phoenix enters Saturday’s game with a 2-8 • He became the fourth JMU player to reach 3,000 JMU QUICK FACTS record, including a 1-6 mark in CAA play. career rushing yards, as he now stands at 3,044 GENERAL • Elon most recently fell 44-14 last Saturday rushing yards. Location ..............................Harrisonburg, Va. to Rhode Island, but had a solid road win at • Abdullah finished the game with 101 yards and Founded .......................................... 1908 William & Mary earlier in the year. two touchdowns. It was his seventh 100-yard Enrollment .......................................21,227 • EU averages 12.0 points per game and has failed game of the year and his sixth game with eighth Affiliation ...........................NCAA Division I FCS to score more than 14 since its 27-10 win on game producing at least two total touchdowns. Conference ................Colonial Athletic Association Sept. 24 at W&M. It also allows its foes to score • He has some space between him and third- Nickname / Mascot ..................Dukes / Duke Dog 27.5 per outing. place Dae’Quan Scott (2009-13), who ran for Colors .................................Purple and Gold 3,332 yards with the Dukes. Stadium (Capacity) .........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) • Daniel Thompson has thrown for 1,435 yards President ...............................Jonathan Alger and three touchdowns, to go with nine picks. Director of Athletics .........................Jeff Bourne • Malcolm Summers and De’Sean McNair have DEFENSE POWERS DUKES AT ‘NOVA combined to run for 914 yards and four scores. • The Dukes have used their high-powered HISTORY • John Silas and Chris Blair lead the defense with offense to set the tone for games all season, but First Season as a Program ......................... 1972 73 and 72 tackles, respectively. in Saturday’s title-clinching win at Villanova, it First Year of NCAA Varsity. 1974 was the defense that stood tall. • Rich Skrosky is in his third season at the helm First Year of NCAA Division I ....................... 1979 All-Time Record ............289-210-4 (.579) / 503 games and holds a 7-26 record at Elon. He also had an • The Wildcats boast one of the best defenses in the country and were able to limit JMU to under Division I Record ...........250-186-2 (.573) / 438 games 8-34 career record, having spent one year as Conference Titles / Last ........................Six / 2016 head coach at Ramapo in 1992. 300 yards of offense for the first time this year. • JMU raised the bar on the defensive side, NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ..............12 / 2015 Last Postseason Opponent ............Colgate (12/5/15) JMU Against Teams from North Carolina holding VU to 239 yards, had four interceptions Round ...................2015 NCAA FCS Second Round Record Last Mtg. and three turnover-on-downs (two inside the Result .............................. Colgate 44, JMU 38 Appalachian State 4-12 2008 JMU 25) and blocked a second-half field goal to Charlotte 2-0 2014 keep the game tied. 2016 TEAM INFO Davidson 5-0 1985 • Two of JMU’s four interceptions resulted in 10 Overall Record (CAA Record) ...................9-1 (7-0) Duke 0-1 2008 points, including Martez Stone’s pick with under Home Record .......................................5-0 Elon 4-0 2015 four minutes left.