2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Overall: 10-0 | CAA: 7-0Home: 6-0 | Away: 4-0 | Streak: W22

DATE OPPONENT TIME

Sept. 2 at ECU W, 34-14Sept. 9 ETSU W, 52-10Sept. 16 NORFOLK STATE W, 75-14Sept. 23 MAINE * W, 28-10Sept. 30 at Delaware * W, 20-10Oct. 14 #11 VILLANOVA * W, 30-8Oct. 21 at William & Mary * W, 46-14Oct. 28 #17 NEW HAMPSHIRE * W, 21-0Nov. 4 at Rhode Island * W, 38-3Nov. 11 RICHMOND * W, 20-13Nov. 18 at #11 Elon * NoonNov. 25 FCS Playoffs First RoundDec. 2 FCS Playoffs Second RoundDec. 8-9 FCS Playoffs QuarterfinalsDec. 15-16 FCS Playoffs SemifinalsJan. 6 NCAA Division I Championship

Home games in BOLD CAPS

Rankings are STATS poll

* CAA game

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NEXT UP: SELECTION SUNDAY Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, Nov . 19 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A .M . TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESPNU

DUKES FACE OFF WITH ELON SEEKING OUTRIGHT TITLE Game 11 of the 46th season of JMU football takes place Saturday, Nov. 18 when No. 1 James Madison

travels south to 11th-ranked Elon for the regular-season finale. Kickoff is set for noon at Rhodes Stadium and will be streamed on Phoenix All-Access. It can also be heard

on the JMU/Sprint Broadcast Network, with pregame coverage starting at 11 a.m. Saturday marks the sixth meeting between JMU and Elon, with the Dukes holding a 5-0 record. The Dukes have already clinched at least a share of the regular-season title and can win the CAA outright

with a win Saturday. A win for Elon would be a share of their first-ever CAA championship. The JMU football season is presented by CarMax.

JMU CLINCHES AT LEAST SHARE OF RECORD THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE By virtue of JMUs win over Richmond and Elons loss to New Hampshire, the Dukes clinched at least a

share of the CAA championship on Nov. 11. Its the programs third straight conference title, marking the first time in school history that JMU has won

the title three years in a row. Prior to last season, JMU had never won back-to-back league crowns. JMU has now won the conference championship seven times (1975, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017). The Dukes seek their second straight outright championship, and a win at Elon this weekend will

accomplish that feat. It would also be their third-ever outright title, having also gone 8-0 in 2008. A win for JMU would also mark the ninth time in CAA history a team has gone 8-0. JMU and New

Hampshire are the only teams to date to have gone 8-0 twice in league play.

SHARPS TD IN FINAL MINUTE LIFTS JMU PAST RICHMOND Trai Sharp accumulated 54 of his 60 rushing yards on JMUs final drive, and he capped it off with a seven-

yard touchdown with 44 seconds left to lift JMU to a 20-13 win over Richmond on Nov. 11. The win kept JMUs win streak alive, at 22 straight, and clinched a share of the CAA championship. Bryan Schor threw for 229 yards on 18-of-32 passing. He moved into third all-time in career completions

(458) and needs just 14 more passing yards to claim second all-time at JMU. David Eldridge had 81 receiving yards while Ishmael Hyman contributed 70 receiving yards. Raven Greene tied his career high with 11 tackles, and Rashad Robinson had eight stops. Jordan Brown

tallied his team-leading sixth interception of the year, which leads all CAA players. JMU limited UR to only 20 rushing yards and 324 total yards, which is nearly 150 yards lower than its

season average. The Spiders also had averaged 33.3 points per game, scoring just 13.

SELECTION SUNDAY LOOMING, DUKES RANK NO. 1 IN COMMITTEE RANKINGS JMU finds out its postseason fate this Sunday, Nov. 19 when the NCAA FCS Committee announces the

2017 playoff bracket in a live selection show, which airs at 11 a.m. on ESPNU. JMU was ranked No. 1 by the committee in both in-season top-10 rankings.

#1 JAMES MADISON (10-0, 7-0) at #11 ELON (8-2, 6-1)SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 NOON ELON, N.C. RHODES STADIUM

JAMES MADISON FOOTBALL2004 & 2016 National Champions * Back-to-Back-to-Back CAA Champions * 13 Playoff Appearances * 28th Winning Season

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elon, N.C.Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodes StadiumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,250Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GrassTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/AOnline . . . . . . . . . Phoenix All-AccessRadio . . JMU Sprint Broadcast NetworkSeries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JMU leads 5-0Last Meeting . . . . . . . . Nov. 19, 2016 JMU 63, Elon 14

JAMES MADISONRankings (STATS / Coaches) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #1 / #1Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . Mike Houston (Mars Hill 94)Career Record / at JMU . . . . 67-20 (7th) / 24-1 (2nd)Record vs. Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

ELONRankings (STATS / Coaches) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#11 / #15Head Coach . . . . . . . Curt Cignetti (West Virginia 82)Career Record / at Elon . . . . . . 61-19 (7th) / 8-2 (1st)Record vs. JMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

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James Madison Elon 36.4 Scoring Offense 22.6 9.6 Scoring Defense 23.9 +26.8 Scoring Margin -1.3 218.6 Passing Yards 214.0 213.5 Rushing Yards 172.2 432.1 Total Offense 386.2 44% (61/140) 3rd Down Offense 35% (51/145) 31% (47/153) 3rd Down Defense 37% (55/150) 60% (6/10) 4th Down Offense 47% (7/15) 50% (7/14) 4th Down Defense 50% (9/18) 84% (42/50) Red Zone Scoring 79% (34/43) 40/19/8 Sacks/Interceptions/Fumble Recoveries 31/8/9

TEAM COMPARISON

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GAME 11: JAMES MADISON AT ELONGAME NOTES

SCOUTING ELON The Phoenix has certainly been the surprise

of CAA Football this season, as it enters the regular-season finale with an 8-2 record and 6-1 mark in CAA play.

Elon was picked to finish 11th this season. It averages 22.6 points per game while

conceding 23.9 per outing. After dropping a 34-point loss to Toledo in the

opener, Elon has seen all of its wins come by eight points or less. Five of eight triumphs have been by a field goal or less.

Davis Cheek ranks third in the CAA in passing yards (210.5) and fourth in total offense (219.3).

Defensively, Warren Messer is second in tackles (9.6), Greg Liggs Jr. is third in passes defended (13) and Marcus Willoughby is eighth in sacks (6.0) per game.

Curt Cignetti is in his first season at Elon and has a career record of 61-19 after a successful six-year stint at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was also wide receivers coach at Alabama, where he won the 2009 national title.

WIN STREAK AT 22, T-4TH IN FCS HISTORY JMUs 20-13 win over Richmond last Saturday

marked JMUs program-record 22nd consecutive triumph, which extended the CAA record and longest mark in all of Division I.

Only one other FCS team has a 10-game win streak in the MEACs North Carolina A&T.

Three FBS teams have claimed 10 or more, led by 14 from Miami out of the ACC. Wisconsin from the Big Ten has won 11 straight, while the SECs Alabama has won 10 in a row.

The Dukes have also won a CAA-record 17 straight conference games and seeks to become the leagues first team ever to go 8-0 back-to-back seasons.

The 22-game mark is tied for fourth all-time in FCS history with Harvard (2013-15).

The Dukes last saw defeat on Sept. 24, 2016 - a 56-28 setback at ACC-foe North Carolina.

JMU has also won 23 straight games against FCS opponents, with the last loss coming on Dec. 5, 2015 versus Colgate in the second round of the playoffs.

The Dukes have won 14 straight at Bridgeforth Stadium and hold a program-record nine-game road win streak heading into this weekend.

DUKES SHARP ON FINAL DRIVE Richmond knotted the game at 13-13 with 4:04

remaining but the Dukes put together a 71-yard drive to capture the win.

Trai Sharp led the way by carrying the ball seven times for 54 yards, setting the Dukes up for the go-ahead score.

After a third-down conversion by Bryan Schor, Sharp capped off the 10-play drive with a seven-yard TD with only 44 seconds remaining.

After the game, Sharp tweeted, This one is for you Dad! I love you!

OFF TO BEST START EVER JMU improved to 10-0 last week, extending its

best start to a season in the 46-year history of the program

The Dukes began 2015 with a 7-0 record. Historically, JMU does have one unbeaten season, going 9-0-1 in 1975. The Dukes opened that year with a tie before reeling off nine straight wins.

JMU outscores opponents by an average of 36.4 to 9.6, which ranks second in the FCS in win margin (+26.8). JMU paces the nation in scoring defense while ranking 11th in scoring offense.

JMU has not allowed any team to score more than 14 points and has held eight of nine FCS foes to under 300 yards.

WIN-STREAK TIDBITS Program-record three straight CAA titles