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James Madison at SMU

Sep 26, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 4

Away

James Madison

Sun Belt

Final Score

48 - 45

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SMU

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Game Pulse

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Total Yards

SMU494
James Madison729

Passing Yards

SMU262
James Madison289

Rushing Yards

SMU232
James Madison440

Turnovers

SMU2
James Madison3

Game Conditions

Temperature89°F
Wind9 mph E

Humidity

26%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Vad Lee

Unknown Team

YDS: 289

Rushing

Vad Lee

Unknown Team

YDS: 276

Receiving

Courtland Sutton

SMU

YDS: 137

Tackles

No tackles data.

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

SMU32:17
James Madison28:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

James Madison edges SMU 48-45

Close

James Madison defeated SMU 48-45 in Week 4 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 729-494 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

James Madison set the terms early in a game that finished 48-45. Vad Lee run for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Maglio KICK) came with {'seconds': 53, 'minutes': 9} left in the first quarter, giving James Madison the first major swing.

James Madison's box score carried the story: 729 total yards, 440 rushing yards, and 289 passing yards. SMU finished with 494 total yards, including 232 on the ground and 262 through the air.

James Madison converted 5-13 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 3-2, James Madison led 17-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Vad Lee pass complete to Brandon Ravenel for 58 yds for a TD, (Ryan Maglio KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Vad Lee run for 5 yds for a TD, (Ryan Maglio KICK) (James Madison led 7-0 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Xavier Jones run for 6 yds for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK) (SMU led 7-7 over James Madison).

  • Field Goal Good

    Ryan Maglio 36 yd FG GOOD (James Madison led 10-7 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Xavier Jones run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK) (SMU led 14-17 over James Madison).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Cardon Johnson run for 2 yds for a TD, (Ryan Maglio KICK) (James Madison led 17-7 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Vad Lee run for 40 yds for a TD, (Ryan Maglio KICK) (James Madison led 24-21 over SMU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    48-45

    James Madison defeated SMU.

  • Total yards

    729-494

    James Madison held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    440

    James Madison averaged 8.5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    289

    James Madison averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-13

    James Madison's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-15

    SMU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    3-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSMUJames Madison
Total Yards494729
Passing Yards262289
Rushing Yards232440
First Downs2434
Third Down Efficiency5-155-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)5-4112-121
Turnovers23
Completions / Attempts18-3020-33
Rushing Attempts4452
Passing TDs13
Rushing TDs53
Kicking Points912
Possession Time32:1728:11
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)