Appalachian State Outlasts James Madison 34-31 in Overtime
James Madison tied it with three seconds left in regulation and still lost. Appalachian State's James London kicked a 40-yard field goal in overtime, and the home team won 34-31.
It looked like a James Madison night for a while. JMU led 14-3 after JC Evans hit Braeden Wisloski for a 70-yard touchdown late in the second quarter, and Appalachian State's Malachi Singleton answered with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Alexander Sanchez right before the half to make it 14-10. London's 27-yard field goal got it to 14-13, and Camden Coleman threw a 19-yarder to Cole Keller to put JMU back up 21-13 late in the third.
Then the fourth quarter turned into a scramble to even things up. Henry Hasselbeck threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Chris Lofton and Singleton hit Sam Pickett III on the two-point try, tying it at 21-21. Morgan Suarez kicked a 47-yard field goal for JMU, London answered from 36 yards to make it 24-24, and Hasselbeck found Luke Douglas from four yards out with 5:52 to go for the only lead Appalachian State held in regulation, 31-24. Coleman ran in from six yards with three seconds left to tie it at 31-31, which set up the kick. The game was tied three times and the lead changed hands once.
The yardage was close, 423 for JMU and 373 for Appalachian State, and JMU threw for 331 yards to Appalachian State's 285. JMU threw the game's only interception. Appalachian State is 5-2. James Madison falls to 7-1 and has London's four field goals to think about.
Fantasy-wise, Singleton and Coleman each had a quiet 22 points, and the real surprise was Wisloski, whose two catches went for 84 yards.