Alonza Barnett III accounts for 3 TDs, James Madison beats Old Dominion 35-32
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Alonza Barnett III threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Yamir Knight to give James Madison the lead for good and ran for TDs of 50 and 8 yards Saturday to help the Dukes beat Old Dominion 35-32.
Barnett was 18-of-27 passing for 192 yards and added 70 yards rushing on 13 carries. George Pettaway ran 19 times for 82 yards and Wayne Knight had 74 yards rushing, including an 2-yard touchdown that capped a eight-play, 70-yard opening drive for JMU.
James Madison (8-2, 4-2 Sun Belt) is tied with Georgia Southern, which beat the Dukes 28-14 on Oct. 19, a game behind Marshall in the East Division. JMU plays the first-place Thundering Herd in the regular season finale on Nov. 30.
After three consecutive carries of 6, 51 and 8 yards by Aaron Young, quarterback Colton Joseph ran for a 10-yard touchdown with 2:13 left in the second quarter. The Dukes went three-and-out and Joseph connected with Isiah Paige for a 43-yard gain to set up a 23-yard field goal by Ethan Sanchez as time expired that gave Old Dominion (4-6, 3-3) a 24-21 halftime lead.
Knight raced past the defense, caught a long pass from Barnett in stride at about the 35 and went untouched for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:38 remaining in the third quarter and Barnett ran it in from the 8 to give JMU a 35-24 lead with 2:30 to play.
The Monarchs responded with a nine-play, 75-yard drive that made it a three-point game after Joseph ran for a 3-yard touchdown and then hit Pat Conroy for the 2-point conversion with 58 seconds left but Logan Kyle recovered the onside kick for JMU.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Barnett III
14 QB
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A. Barnett III | 18/27 | 192 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Morris
5 QB
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D. Morris | 2/2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
G. Pettaway
6 RB
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G. Pettaway | 19 | 82 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Knight
25 RB
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W. Knight | 11 | 74 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Barnett III
14 QB
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A. Barnett III | 13 | 70 | 2 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Malary
28 RB
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J. Malary | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Morris
5 QB
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D. Morris | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Knight
0 WR
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Y. Knight | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Y. Knight
0 WR
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Y. Knight | 8 | 8 | 121 | 1 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Thompson
17 TE
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T. Thompson | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Knight
25 RB
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W. Knight | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
88 WR
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D. Williams | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Dollison
9 WR
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O. Dollison | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Kyle
18 TE
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L. Kyle | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Pettaway
6 RB
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G. Pettaway | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Ross
1 WR
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C. Ross | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Malary
28 RB
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J. Malary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
K. Manns
11 DL
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K. Manns | 2-1 | 2.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. O'Neill
99 DL
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E. O'Neill | 0-3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Shearin
10 S
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C. Shearin | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Bush
15 DL
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I. Bush | 0-2 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
N. Ruelas
16 K
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N. Ruelas | 2/2 | 39 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
R. Hanson
48 P
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R. Hanson | 6 | 42.2 | 0 | 48 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Ross
1 WR
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C. Ross | 4 | 24.8 | 31 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Y. Knight 0 WR
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Y. Knight | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Joseph
2 QB
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C. Joseph | 9/21 | 189 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Young
5 RB
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A. Young | 17 | 116 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Joseph
2 QB
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C. Joseph | 13 | 35 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Paige
1 WR
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I. Paige | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Duke
4 RB
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B. Duke | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Sims
26 RB
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T. Sims | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Roche
3 RB
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D. Roche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Vines
0 WR
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D. Vines | 6 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Paige
1 WR
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I. Paige | 8 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Alston
8 WR
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M. Alston | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Conroy
15 TE
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P. Conroy | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lott
12 WR
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T. Lott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Culbreath
34 LB
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J. Culbreath | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Morrison
4 DE
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A. Morrison | 1-1 | 1.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Naotala
10 LB
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K. Naotala | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Manning
5 S
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J. Manning | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. White-McClain
56 DE
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J. White-McClain | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
E. Sanchez
92 K
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E. Sanchez | 1/1 | 23 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
S. Hall
97 P
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S. Hall | 8 | 39.5 | 4 | 61 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Z. Hagedon
35 S
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Z. Hagedon | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Duke
4 RB
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B. Duke | 1 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Miller
86 WR
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K. Miller | 1 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
I. Paige 1 WR
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I. Paige | 3 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Easterly 3 S
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M. Easterly | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |