Georgia Southern visits James Madison in Sun Belt matchupBy The Associated PressThe Associated PressThe James Madison Dukes and the Georgia Southern Eagles play in a meeting of Sun Belt opponents.
Georgia Southern (2-2) at James Madison (2-1), Sept. 27 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
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Key stats
James Madison Offense
Overall: 387 yards per game (74th in FBS)
Passing: 165 yards per game (118th)
Rushing: 222 yards per game (22nd)
Scoring: 30 points per game (71st)
James Madison Defense
Overall: 215 yards per game (6th in FBS)
Passing: 103.3 yards per game (2nd)
Rushing: 111.7 yards per game (47th)
Scoring: 17 points per game (36th)
Georgia Southern Offense
Overall: 386.3 yards per game (75th in FBS)
Passing: 223.5 yards per game (71st)
Rushing: 162.8 yards per game (68th)
Scoring: 30 points per game (71st)
Georgia Southern Defense
Overall: 481.5 yards per game (130th in FBS)
Passing: 236 yards per game (96th)
Rushing: 245.5 yards per game (134th)
Scoring: 38 points per game (129th)
James Madison ranks 19th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 26.2% of the time. Georgia Southern ranks 40th on offense, converting on 46.2% of third downs.
James Madison ranks 129th in the FBS averaging 80.7 penalty yards per game, compared to Georgia Southern's 53rd-ranked 47 per-game average.
Georgia Southern ranks 113th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:28, compared to James Madison's 11th-ranked average of 34:14.
Team leaders
James Madison
Passing: Alonza Barnett III, 445 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 63.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Wayne Knight, 190 yards on 29 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Landon Ellis, 115 yards on 8 catches, 2 TDs
Georgia Southern
Passing: JC French, 781 yards, 6 TDs, 3 INTs, 60.2 completion percentage
Rushing: OJ Arnold, 299 yards on 46 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Camden Brown, 281 yards on 15 catches, 5 TDs
Last game
James Madison won 31-13 over Liberty on Saturday, Sept. 20. Barnett led James Madison with 213 yards on 17-of-25 passing (68.0%) for one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball five times for 45 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Knight had 89 rushing yards on 17 carries and one touchdown, adding three receptions for 27 yards. Jaylan Sanchez put up 51 yards on four catches.
Georgia Southern defeated Maine 45-17 on Saturday, Sept. 20. French led Georgia Southern with 253 yards on 19-of-31 passing (61.3%) for one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball six times for 42 yards. Arnold carried the ball 13 times for 85 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for 12 yards. Brown put up 118 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Next game
James Madison plays at Georgia State on Oct. 4. Georgia Southern hosts Southern Miss on Oct. 9.
