NCAAF

Bucknell Bison at James Madison Dukes

· NCAA - Football
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
3 - 38
1-0, 1-0 Home

Black, James Madison run over Bucknell 38-3 in opener

End Zone! Ty Son Lawton scores 5-yard rushing TD

Bucknell crossed midfield only twice, turning the ball over on downs at the JMU 23 in the first quarter and kicking a 49-yard field goal on the last play of the first half.

In picking up their 21st straight home-opening win, the Dukes piled up 436 yards, 261 coming on the ground.

After taking a 3-0 lead into the second quarter, starting quarterback Alonzo Barnett III scored on a 9-yard run in the first minute and Latrele Palmer had a 13-yarad scoring run.

Ty Son Lawton's 5-yard run made it 24-3 after three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, backup quarterback Jordan McCloud threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Brown and a 13-yarder to Maxwell Moss. McCloud ended up 7 of 11 for 144 yards. Barnett was 3 of 11 for 15.

Bucknell stopped James Madison on downs twice inside the 10.

Ralph Rucker was 13 of 19 for 140 yards for Bucknell.

How To Watch

How can I watch Bucknell Bison vs. James Madison Dukes?
  • TV Channel: Bison at Dukes 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction

Dukes: 97.8%
Bison: 2.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

JMU FG 1st Period 7:45 Camden Wise 36 Yd Field Goal
JMU TD 2nd Period 14:26 Alonza Barnett III 9 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick)
JMU TD 2nd Period 2:02 Latrele Palmer 13 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick)
BUCK FG 2nd Period 0:00 Matt Schearer 49 Yd Field Goal
JMU TD 3rd Period 4:45 Ty Son Lawton 5 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick)
JMU TD 4th Period 11:28 Reggie Brown 57 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick)
JMU TD 4th Period 6:35 Maxwell Moss 13 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick)

Statistics

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9 1st Downs 22
3-15 3rd down efficiency 5-12
0-1 4th down efficiency 0-2
208 Total Yards 436
146 Passing 175
15-23 Comp-Att 12-24
6.3 Yards per pass 7.3
62 Rushing 261
34 Rushing Attempts 41
1.8 Yards per rush 6.4
7-70 Penalties 4-25
1 Turnovers 1
1 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
32:07 Possession 27:53

Game Information

Venue: Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field

Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 23,756 · Capacity:
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