James Madison vs. Georgia State updates: Live NCAA Football game scores, results for Saturday
Live scores, highlights and updates from the James Madison vs. Georgia State football game
The James Madison Dukes will be returning home after a two-game road trip. James Madison and the Georgia State Panthers will face off in a Sun Belt battle at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday at Showker Field at Bridgeforth Stadium. With a combined 1,027 yards of offense in their previous games, we can expect a fast-paced game.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Dukes' strategy against the Old Dominion Monarchs last week. James Madison made easy work of Old Dominion and carried off a 37-3 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point James Madison had established a 30-3 advantage. No one had a standout game offensively for James Madison, but they got scores from RB Percy Agyei-Obese, LB Jailin Walker, and RB Kaelon Black.
James Madison's defense was a presence, as it collected three interceptions and one fumble. Those interceptions were spread across their defensive unit.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Georgia State had to settle for a 31-28 defeat against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks last week. Despite 234 more yards than Louisiana-Monroe, Georgia State could not convert that extra yardage to scores. Despite the loss, Georgia State got a solid performance out of QB Darren Grainger, who passed for one TD and 349 yards on 40 attempts in addition to rushing for one TD and 50 yards.
The Dukes are the favorite in this one, with an expected 9-point margin of victory. Those playing the odds have seen things go back and forth with James Madison, who are 4-3 against the spread.
James Madison's victory brought them up to 6-3 while the Panthers' loss pulled them down to 4-6. James Madison is 4-1 after wins this season, and Georgia State is 1-3 after losses.
-
0:55Top Under-The-Radar CFB Transfer Portal Additions: Devin McCuin
-
0:49Top Under-The-Radar CFB Transfer Portal Additions: Kendrick Raphael
-
0:51Top Under-The-Radar CFB Transfer Portal Additions: Mason McKenzie
-
0:56Top Under-The-Radar CFB Transfer Portal Additions: Aaron Philo
-
1:30What Is Success For First Year Coach: Kyle Whittingham at Michigan
-
1:13What Is Success For First Year Coach: Matt Campbell at Penn State
-
1:17What Is Success For First Year Coach: James Franklin at Virginia Tech
-
1:37What Is Success For First Year Coach: Lane Kiffin at LSU
-
1:35What Is Success For First Year Coach: Pete Golding at Ole Miss
-
0:28JUST IN: North Dakota State to Join Mountain West in 2026
-
1:59Fernando Mendoza Impersonating Curt Cignetti
-
1:15Greatest team of all time? Fernando Mendoza says 2019 LSU best to ever do it
-
0:33This Just In: NCAA Denies Trinidad Chambliss' 6th-Year Waiver
-
1:06Luke Wafle Becomes 5-Star, Moves From No. 70 Into Top 10
-
0:44Vanderbilt QB Commit Jared Curtis Moves Up To No. 2
-
1:29Tight Ends Who Shined On Day 3
-
1:25Quarterback Who Helped Themselves The Most
-
1:25Player To Watch Moving Forward At Senior Bowl
-
1:23Senior Bowl Update: Offensive Standouts From Day 2 Of Senior Bowl
-
1:40Senior Bowl Update: Assessing Diego Pavia's Draft Stock