Monday, November 23, 2009
A good weekend for the Dukes
JMU Football team beat Towson to end the season on a four-game win streak and with a 6-5 record after starting 2-5; the women's basketball team beat Va. Tech and the men's basketball team beat Florida International.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Dukes Win 17-14 at UMass
Way to go Dukes. Now we have wins at Delaware and at UMass. A win at home over Towson next week will be a nice way to wrap up the season. I'll take 6-5 after being 2-5 after seven games.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Dukes Could Become Bowl Eligible (If They Were I-A)
If the Dukes can win at UMass this weekend and then finish the season with a win over Towson at home a week from Saturday, they will finish the season 6-5. That would make them bowl-eligible in the FBS, a.k.a 1-A. No such compensation in the FCS, but I hope they pull it off for the seniors.
I should have added an update following the Delaware game two weeks ago, a remarkable 20-8 Dukes victory. After a first half resembling the previous 21/2 games, with three first downs and no points, the offense came alive in the second half and scored three touchdowns. A touchdown on the first drive of the third quarter ended a 12-quarter touchdown drought going back to the Richmond game. The defense was stellar, recording eight sacks and holing Delaware to two field goals. JMU gave up a safety late in the game while running out the clock. It was JMU's first victory at Delaware since 1994, and I was there!
The Dukes followed the Delaware game with a win at home against Maine. Maine committed six turnovers to help us out, but the JMU defense and special teams should get a lot of credit.
Go Dukes.
I should have added an update following the Delaware game two weeks ago, a remarkable 20-8 Dukes victory. After a first half resembling the previous 21/2 games, with three first downs and no points, the offense came alive in the second half and scored three touchdowns. A touchdown on the first drive of the third quarter ended a 12-quarter touchdown drought going back to the Richmond game. The defense was stellar, recording eight sacks and holing Delaware to two field goals. JMU gave up a safety late in the game while running out the clock. It was JMU's first victory at Delaware since 1994, and I was there!
The Dukes followed the Delaware game with a win at home against Maine. Maine committed six turnovers to help us out, but the JMU defense and special teams should get a lot of credit.
Go Dukes.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
W&M 24 - JMU 3
No offense once again. JMU has now failed to score a touchdown in the past 10 quarters. Going to the Delaware game will be awful. Delaware is off this week, meaning they have had an extra week to prepare for ... not much, at least concerning the JMU offense.
| JMU | WILLIAM & MARY | |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Rushed-yards | 50-150 | 45-258 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 127 |
| Total yards | 216 | 385 |
Hoping JMU Football Finishes Strong in '09
Just looked over my posts from last year about JMU's miracle wins at Richmond and Villanova and the great comeback against Appalachian State. Seems like more than a year ago.
A win today at William & Mary would sure be nice. At 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the CAA, we're probably out of the playoffs, but a strong finish would lead to good feelings going into next year. Plus, I will be going to the game at Delaware next Saturday and a win today would give me some hope going into that one.
Go Dukes!
A win today at William & Mary would sure be nice. At 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the CAA, we're probably out of the playoffs, but a strong finish would lead to good feelings going into next year. Plus, I will be going to the game at Delaware next Saturday and a win today would give me some hope going into that one.
Go Dukes!
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