James Madison Pulls Away from Southern Miss 54-23
Southern Miss led James Madison for 37 seconds, by one point. It was 14-13 Golden Eagles with 37 seconds left in the first half, and the Dukes kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lead 16-14. They then outscored Southern Miss 38-9 in the second half and won 54-23.
Morgan Suarez, the kicker, opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal, and JC Evans ran in from three yards for 10-0. John White scored from three yards for Southern Miss and Steven Robinson from two yards late in the half for the brief lead. Suarez then made field goals of 31 and 40 yards, and the second one was the lead change that stuck. In the third quarter Evans ran in from 16 yards and two yards, and the Dukes led 30-14. Evans threw a 16-yard touchdown to Seth Cromwell and Jackson McCarter scored on a 30-yard run to make it 44-14 in the fourth.
Southern Miss added a 34-yard White touchdown pass to Mario Sanders II, with a failed two-point try, and a 29-yard Creighton Wilbanks field goal. In between, backup Camden Coleman threw 26 yards to Michael Scott for a touchdown, and Suarez closed it with a 34-yarder.
James Madison out-gained Southern Miss 498 yards to 354, threw for 323, ran for 175, and had no turnovers. Southern Miss had none either, but its defense did not record a sack, while JMU's recorded four. The Dukes are 8-2 and Southern Miss is 3-6.
For fantasy, Evans scored 38.7 points on four touchdowns, Sanders led Southern Miss with 21.8, and White added 20.7.