Bucknell Bison at James Madison Dukes
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Black, James Madison run over Bucknell 38-3 in opener
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.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 7:45 | Camden Wise 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:26 | Alonza Barnett III 9 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:02 | Latrele Palmer 13 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Matt Schearer 49 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:45 | Ty Son Lawton 5 Yd Run (Camden Wise Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:28 | Reggie Brown 57 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 6:35 | Maxwell Moss 13 Yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise Kick) |
Statistics
 BUCK |
 JMU |
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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
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 23,756 · Capacity:
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