James Madison Holds Off Louisiana 24-14 in Week 7
James Madison defeated Louisiana 24-14 on Saturday in a competitive Week 7 matchup. The Dukes controlled the game with a balanced offensive attack, led by quarterback Alonza Barnett's 290 passing yards. Running back Jordan Fuller contributed 50 rushing yards for James Madison.
Louisiana scored all 14 of its points in the second quarter, highlighted by a 69-yard touchdown pass from Lunch Winfield to Dale Martin (72 receiving yards). James Madison responded with a methodical approach, scoring seven points in the second quarter and adding seven more in the third on a 62-yard touchdown pass from Barnett to Landon Ellis. The Dukes pulled away with 10 fourth-quarter points to secure the victory.
The game featured six lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with win probability swinging as much as 41.5 percentage points at various moments. The final score came in under the 45-point over-under line, and Louisiana covered the 18.5-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 10, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louisiana | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
 James Madison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Louisiana | James Madison |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 14-28 | 26-40 |
| Pass Yards | 243 | 290 |
| Rush Yards | 45 | 193 |
| Total Yards | 288 | 483 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 3-14 | 8-17 |
| Penalties | 6-53 | 10-102 |
| Possession | 23:09 | 36:51 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Robert Williams
Bill Davis run for 6 yds to the UL 31
Lunch Winfield run for a loss of 2 yards to the UL 29
Nathan Torney punt for 56 yds
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Logan Kyle for 8 yds to the JMU 23
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the JMU 26 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 8 yds to the JMU 34
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 4 yds to the JMU 38 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 1 yd to the JMU 39
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to George Pettaway
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 31 yds to the UL 30 for a 1ST down Louisiana Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the UL 40 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 7 yds Jaylan Sanchez fumbled, recovered by UL Brent Gordon Jr.
Steven Blanco run for 1 yd to the UL 34
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 6 yds to the UL 40
Lunch Winfield run for no gain to the UL 40
Nathan Torney punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 20
Jordan Fuller run for 6 yds to the JMU 26
Jordan Fuller run for 5 yds to the JMU 31 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 5 yds to the JMU 36
Jordan Fuller run for 10 yds to the JMU 46 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 8 yds to the UL 46
Wayne Knight run for 1 yd to the UL 45
Alonza Barnett III run for 5 yds to the UL 40 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Braeden Wisloski
Wayne Knight run for 9 yds to the UL 31
Jordan Fuller run for 2 yds to the UL 29 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 5 yds to the UL 24
Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the UL 18 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the UL 14
Matthew Sluka run for 4 yds to the UL 10
Jordan Fuller run for 1 yd to the UL 9
Lunch Winfield run for 6 yds to the UL 15
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Jaydon Johnson
Lunch Winfield run for 2 yds to the UL 17
Nathan Torney punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UL 42 , Wayne Knight returns for 16 yds to the UL 42
Wayne Knight run for no gain to the UL 42
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Wayne Knight
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Patrick Rea punt for 42 yds for a touchback
Lunch Winfield run for 8 yds to the UL 28
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 40 yds to the JMU 32 for a 1ST down
Bill Davis run for 3 yds to the JMU 29
(10:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Winfield,Lunch pass incomplete short right to Chappell,Brock thrown to JMU30 PENALTY JMU Roughing The Passer (West,Sahir) 15 yards from JMU29 to JMU14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
PENALTY UL False Start (Isom,Jakoby) 5 yards from JMU14 to JMU19. NO PLAY.
Lunch Winfield run for 2 yds to the JMU 17
Bill Davis run for 1 yd to the JMU 16
(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Winfield,Lunch pass intercepted by Culp,Elijah at JMU02 PENALTY JMU Pass Interference (Culp,Elijah) 11 yard from JMU16 to JMU05, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Brock Chappell for 5 yds for a TD (Tony Sterner KICK)
Logan Klotz kickoff for 55 yds , Curtis Harris-Lopez return for 6 yds to the JMU 16
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 6 yds to the JMU 22
Alonza Barnett III run for 11 yds to the JMU 34 Alonza Barnett III fumbled, recovered by UL Ashley Williams
Steven Blanco run for no gain to the JMU 34
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Dale Martin
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Trey Miller
Tony Sterner 51 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Justin Eaglin Sterner,Tony field goal attempt from 51 yards NO GOOD blocked by Eaglin,Justin (H: Torney,Nathan, LS: Sims,Hunter), clock 06:48 recovered by JMU Hendrick,Trent at JMU30 Hendrick,Trent return 10 yards to the JMU40 (Williams,Bryant). , Trent Hendrick return for 10 yds to the JMU 40
Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 44
Wayne Knight run for 49 yds to the UL 7 for a 1ST down
Jordan Fuller run for 3 yds to the UL 4
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 4 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Bill Davis run for 1 yd to the UL 26
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Charles Robertson for 5 yds to the UL 31
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Dale Martin for 69 yds for a TD (Tony Sterner KICK)
Logan Klotz kickoff for 61 yds , Curtis Harris-Lopez return for 21 yds to the JMU 25
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 11 yds to the JMU 36 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the JMU 38
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Lacota Dippre
(02:03) PENALTY JMU Delay Of Game (Barnett III,Alonza) 5 yards from JMU38 to JMU33. NO PLAY.
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Wayne Knight
Patrick Rea punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Robert Williams at the UL 25
Darrell Smith run for no gain to the UL 25
Bill Davis run for 4 yds to the UL 29
Lunch Winfield run for 4 yds to the UL 33
Nathan Torney punt for 46 yds for a 1ST down , Wayne Knight returns for 7 yds to the JMU 28 for a 1ST down
Nathan Torney punt for 46 yds for a 1ST down , Wayne Knight returns for 7 yds to the JMU 43 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Logan Kyle for 20 yds to the UL 37 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 7 yds to the UL 30
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Wayne Knight
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro
Morgan Suarez 48 yd FG MISSED
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 44 yds to the JMU 26 for a 1ST down
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to KeDarius Wade
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 14 yds to the JMU 12 for a 1ST down
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Caden Jensen for 5 yds to the JMU 7
Lunch Winfield run for 2 yds to the JMU 5
Lunch Winfield run for 4 yds to the JMU 1 for a 1ST down
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete
Bill Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 2
End of 2nd Quarter
Logan Klotz kickoff for 61 yds , Curtis Harris-Lopez return for 19 yds to the JMU 46 Louisiana Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (-15 Yards) to the JMU 38
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 62 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Robert Williams
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Caden Jensen
(14:32) Shotgun Winfield,Lunch pass incomplete short middle to Martin,Dale thrown to UL 40 PENALTY JMU Pass Interference (Barksdale,DJ) 15 yards from UL 25 to UL 40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Bill Davis run for 2 yds to the UL 42
Bill Davis run for no gain to the UL 42
Lunch Winfield run for 6 yds to the UL 48
Nathan Torney punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 16
Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the JMU 18
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 10 yds to the JMU 28 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 8 yds Braeden Wisloski fumbled, recovered by JMU Braeden Wisloski
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the JMU 40 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for 7 yds to the JMU 47
Louisiana Penalty, Defensive Holding (Brent Gordon Jr.) to the JMU 40
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 20 yds to the UL 40 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Lacota Dippre for 7 yds to the UL 33
Wayne Knight run for 5 yds to the UL 28 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for a loss of 4 yards to the UL 32
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 6 yds to the UL 38
Alonza Barnett III pass intercepted Collin Jacob return for 16 yds to the UL 36
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Trey Miller
Louisiana Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the UL 29
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Trey Miller for 5 yds to the UL 34
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Trey Miller
Nathan Torney punt for 42 yds , Wayne Knight returns for 16 yds to the JMU 40
Alonza Barnett III run for 5 yds to the JMU 45
Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the UL 49 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 4 yds to the UL 45
Jordan Fuller run for 4 yds to the UL 41
Jordan Fuller run for 5 yds to the UL 36 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Michael Scott
Jordan Fuller run for 3 yds to the UL 33
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Michael Scott
PENALTY JMU Delay Of Game (Barnett III,Alonza) 5 yards from UL 33 to UL 38. NO PLAY.
Patrick Rea punt for 35 yds
Bill Davis run for 5 yds to the UL 8
PENALTY UL False Start (Isom,Jakoby) 4 yards from UL 08 to UL 04. NO PLAY.
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Trey Miller
Lunch Winfield run for 4 yds to the UL 8
PENALTY UL False Start (Martin,Dale) 4 yards from UL 08 to UL 04. NO PLAY.
Nathan Torney punt for 21 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UL 25
Wayne Knight run for 9 yds to the UL 16
Wayne Knight run for a loss of 1 yard to the UL 17
Jordan Fuller run for 8 yds to the UL 9 for a 1ST down
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for no gain to the UL 9
Alonza Barnett III run for 5 yds to the UL 4
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 4 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK)
Cristiano Rosa kickoff for 63 yds , Robert Williams return for 23 yds to the UL 25
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Steven Blanco
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Jaydon Johnson for 7 yds to the UL 32
Lunch Winfield run for a loss of 2 yards to the UL 30
Nathan Torney punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 34
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jordan Fuller for 4 yds to the JMU 38
Jordan Fuller run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 37
(09:26) No Huddle-Shotgun Barnett III,Alonza pass complete short left to Dippre,Lacota caught at JMU45, for 8 yards to the JMU45 (Gordon Jr.,Brent; Lawson,Jordan) PENALTY JMU Holding (Simmons,Joseph) 10 yards from JMU37 to JMU27. NO PLAY.
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 9 yds to the JMU 36
Patrick Rea punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Robert Williams at the UL 19
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Caden Jensen for no gain to the UL 19
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Dale Martin for 3 yds to the UL 22
Lunch Winfield sacked by Sahir West for a loss of 9 yards to the UL 13
Nathan Torney punt for 43 yds , Wayne Knight returns for no gain to the JMU 44
Wayne Knight run for 3 yds to the JMU 47
Alonza Barnett III run for 2 yds to the JMU 49
Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 41 yds to the UL 10 for a 1ST down
Wayne Knight run for no gain to the UL 10
Wayne Knight run for 5 yds to the UL 5
Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Jaylan Sanchez
Morgan Suarez 24 yd FG GOOD
Cristiano Rosa kickoff for 65 yds , Robert Williams return for 19 yds to the UL 19
Lunch Winfield sacked by Aiden Gobaira for a loss of 5 yards to the UL 14
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Jaydon Johnson for 10 yds to the UL 24
Lunch Winfield pass complete to Robert Williams for 30 yds to the JMU 46 for a 1ST down
(02:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Winfield,Lunch pass incomplete short right to Dennis,Rahji thrown to JMU30, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY JMU Pass Interference (Barksdale,DJ) 14 yards from JMU46 to JMU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Trey Miller
(01:57) No Huddle-Shotgun Winfield,Lunch pass incomplete short right to Miller,Trey thrown to JMU25 PENALTY JMU Pass Interference (Brown,Tyler) 7 yards from JMU32 to JMU25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Lunch Winfield pass incomplete to Robert Williams
Steven Blanco run for no gain to the JMU 25
Lunch Winfield pass intercepted, touchback. Jacob Thomas return for no gain
A. Barnett III takes a knee
A. Barnett III takes a knee
A. Barnett III takes a knee