James Madison dominates Georgia Southern 35-10 in Week 5
James Madison cruised to a 35-10 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday, covering the 15-point spread with a dominant defensive performance. The Dukes jumped out to an early lead, with Wayne Knight scoring on a 40-yard run in the first quarter and building momentum throughout the first half.
James Madison's offense proved too much for Georgia Southern to handle, scoring touchdowns in three of the four quarters. The Dukes led 21-3 at halftime and extended their advantage to 35-10 by the end of the third quarter before both offenses stalled in the fourth. Alonza Barnett III was effective for James Madison, leading the game in rushing with 32 yards.
Georgia Southern managed only a field goal in the first half and a touchdown in the third quarter to stay on the board. JC French led the Eagles passing attack with 165 yards, while David Mbadinga was his top target with eight receptions.
The game finished well under the 54.5-point over/under, with a combined 45 points scored.
AI-generated recap · Aug 13, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Southern | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
 James Madison | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Georgia Southern | James Madison |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-24 | 11-22 |
| Pass Yards | 165 | 148 |
| Rush Yards | 32 | 343 |
| Total Yards | 197 | 491 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-14 | 8-13 |
| Penalties | 2-20 | 7-60 |
| Possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
OJ Arnold run for 1 yd to the GASO 26
JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 3 yds to the GASO 23
JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 6 yds to the GASO 29
Alex Smith punt for 43 yds
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the JMU 31
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Patrick Rea punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Peyton Plott at the GASO 26
JC French IV pass incomplete to Camden Brown
JC French IV pass incomplete to Ahmon Green
JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 16 yds to the GASO 42 for a 1ST down
Dalen Cobb run for a loss of 4 yards to the GASO 38
JC French IV sacked by Trent Hendrick for a loss of 8 yards to the GASO 30 JC French IV fumbled, recovered by GASO JC French IV , return for 0 yards
JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 4 yds to the GASO 34
Alex Smith punt for 45 yds , Wayne Knight returns for 7 yds to the JMU 28
Jordan Fuller run for 11 yds to the JMU 39 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 7 yds to the GASO 43
Alonza Barnett III run for 3 yds to the GASO 40 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 40 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
JC French IV pass complete to Marcus Sanders Jr. for 2 yds to the GASO 27
JC French IV pass incomplete to Marcus Sanders Jr.
JC French IV run for 10 yds to the GASO 37 for a 1ST down
JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 16 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down
OJ Arnold run for 4 yds to the JMU 43
run for 5 yds to the JMU 48 fumbled, recovered by GASO Taylor Bradshaw
JC French IV pass complete to Taylor Bradshaw for 4 yds to the JMU 44
Alex Smith punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Alonza Barnett III run for 1 yd to the JMU 21
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 2 yds to the JMU 23
No Huddle-Shotgun Barnett III,Alonza pass incomplete short middle to Wisloski,Braeden thrown to JMU23 PENALTY GASO Roughing The Passer (Crouch,Chris) 15 yards from JMU23 to JMU38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Michael Scott
Matthew Sluka run for 4 yds to the JMU 42
No Huddle-Shotgun Barnett III,Alonza pass complete short middle to Wisloski,Braeden caught at JMU42, for 8 yards to the JMU50 (Smith,Dorrian) PENALTY JMU Illegal Formation (Alston,Isaiah) 5 yards from JMU42 to JMU37. NO PLAY.
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 21 yds to the GASO 42 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 17 yds to the GASO 25 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 5 yds James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jaylan Sanchez) to the GASO 30
Alonza Barnett III run for 3 yds to the GASO 27
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Wayne Knight
Alonza Barnett III run for 2 yds to the GASO 25
Morgan Suarez 44 yd FG MISSED
David Mbadinga run for 2 yds to the GASO 27
JC French IV pass incomplete to Marcus Sanders Jr.
JC French IV sacked by Immanuel Ezeogu for a loss of 7 yards to the GASO 20
Alex Smith punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JMU 43 , Wayne Knight returns for 6 yds to the JMU 43
Wayne Knight run for 9 yds to the GASO 48
Wayne Knight run for 10 yds to the GASO 38 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III run for 11 yds to the GASO 27 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Isaiah Alston
Jordan Fuller run for 3 yds to the GASO 24
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 13 yds to the GASO 11 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the GASO 8
Alonza Barnett III run for 4 yds to the GASO 4
Alonza Barnett III run for 4 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
JC French IV pass incomplete to Ahmon Green
Dalen Cobb run for 9 yds to the GASO 34
David Mbadinga run for 10 yds to the GASO 44 for a 1ST down
Dalen Cobb run for 8 yds to the JMU 48
JC French IV pass incomplete to Dalen Cobb
Weston Bryan run for 4 yds to the JMU 44 for a 1ST down
JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 30 yds to the JMU 14 for a 1ST down
JC French IV run for 5 yds to the JMU 9
JC French IV sacked by Amar Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 10
JC French IV run for 3 yds to the JMU 7
Tripp Bryant 26 yd FG GOOD
E. Scruggs kick for 53 yds,C. Harris-Lopez return for 88 yds for a TD (M. Suarez KICK)
JC French IV sacked by Immanuel Bush for a loss of 2 yards to the GASO 23
OJ Arnold run for 4 yds to the GASO 27
JC French IV pass incomplete to Taylor Bradshaw
Alex Smith punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JMU 25
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 19 yds to the JMU 44 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Alonza Barnett III run for 1 yd to the JMU 45
punt for a loss of 22 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the JMU 23
JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 7 yds to the JMU 16
David Mbadinga run for 2 yds to the JMU 14
JC French IV run for no gain to the JMU 14
Weston Bryan run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 15
Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the JMU 21
Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the JMU 27 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 20 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Logan Kyle
Jordan Fuller run for 12 yds to the GASO 41 for a 1ST down
End of 2nd Quarter
TJ Hartley III kickoff for 63 yds , Braeden Wisloski return for 31 yds to the JMU 33
Alonza Barnett III run for a loss of 3 yards to the JMU 30
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the JMU 33
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 12 yds to the JMU 45 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 11 yds to the GASO 44 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the GASO 40
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 14 yds to the GASO 26 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 11 yds to the GASO 15 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 2 yds to the GASO 13
Wayne Knight run for 1 yd to the GASO 12
PENALTY JMU False Start (Sweazie,Carter) 5 yards from GASO12 to GASO17. NO PLAY.
A. Barnett III pass to L. Dippre for 17 yds for a TD (M. Suarez KICK)
JC French IV pass incomplete to Dalen Cobb
JC French IV pass complete to Marcus Sanders Jr. for 13 yds to the GASO 38 for a 1ST down
JC French IV run for 1 yd to the GASO 39
JC French IV sacked by Trent Hendrick for a loss of 4 yards to the GASO 35
JC French IV sacked by Sahir West for a loss of 3 yards to the GASO 32
Alex Smith punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 20
Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the JMU 22
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Lacota Dippre for 25 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the GASO 49
Jordan Fuller run for no gain to the GASO 49
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 8 yds to the GASO 41 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the GASO 38
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 12 yds to the GASO 26 for a 1ST down
J. Fuller run for 26 yds for a TD (M. Suarez KICK)
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun French IV,JC pass complete short right to Brown,Camden caught at GASO30, for 5 yards to the GASO30 (Willis,Ken) PENALTY JMU Holding (Willis,Ken) 10 yards from GASO25 to GASO35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
No Huddle-Shotgun French IV,JC pass incomplete deep left to Sanders Jr.,Marcus thrown to JMU40 PENALTY JMU Pass Interference (Rodgers,Mekhi) 15 yards from GASO35 to GASO50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
JC French IV pass complete to Camden Brown for 43 yds to the JMU 7 for a 1ST down
PENALTY GASO Illegal Shift 5 yards from JMU07 to JMU12. NO PLAY.
JC French IV pass incomplete to Ahmon Green
J. French IV pass to T. Bradshaw for 12 yds for a TD (T. Bryant KICK)
TJ Hartley III kickoff for 60 yds , Braeden Wisloski return for 14 yds to the JMU 19
Alonza Barnett III run for 6 yds James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (Landon Ellis) to the JMU 15
Matthew Sluka run for 6 yds to the JMU 21
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 5 yds to the JMU 26
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Patrick Rea punt for 47 yds , Peyton Plott returns for 11 yds to the GASO 38
JC French IV sacked by Trent Hendrick for a loss of 7 yards to the GASO 31
JC French IV pass complete to Dalen Cobb for 7 yds to the GASO 38
JC French IV pass complete to David Mbadinga for 8 yds to the GASO 46
Alex Smith punt for 42 yds , Wayne Knight returns for no gain to the JMU 12
Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 16
Jordan Fuller run for 12 yds to the JMU 28 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 9 yds to the JMU 37
PENALTY JMU False Start (Bushong,Evan) 5 yards from JMU37 to JMU32. NO PLAY.
Jordan Fuller run for 11 yds to the JMU 43 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 5 yds to the JMU 48
Wayne Knight run for 9 yds to the GASO 43 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Braeden Wisloski
Jordan Fuller run for 6 yds to the GASO 37
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the GASO 33 for a 1ST down
run for a loss of 10 yards to the GASO 43
Wayne Knight run for a loss of 2 yards to the GASO 45
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete
Patrick Rea punt for 33 yds
OJ Arnold run for 1 yd to the GASO 13
JC French IV pass incomplete to Camden Brown
JC French IV run for 5 yds to the GASO 18
Alex Smith punt for 36 yds
Jackson McCarter run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 45
Jackson McCarter run for 2 yds to the JMU 47
JC Evans run for 12 yds to the GASO 41 for a 1ST down
(00:59) Kneel down by James Madison at GASO42 for loss of 1 yard.
(00:30) Kneel down by James Madison at GASO43 for loss of 1 yard.