Marshall Thundering Herd vs. James Madison Dukes

Oct 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MRSH	7	7	3	0	17
JMU	10	28	0	7	45

Game Recap

Camden Coleman, George Pettaway lead unbeaten James Madison to 45-17 romp over Marshall. Camden Coleman threw three touchdown passes, and George Pettaway rushed for two scores and a career-high 206 yards to lead unbeaten James Madison to a 45-17 victory over Marshall on Saturday in the Thundering Herd's Sun Belt Conference opener.

Scoring Summary

MRSHJMU

Q16:35Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 3 Yd pass from Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick).70
Q15:40Corey Scott 53 Yd pass from Camden Coleman (Morgan Suarez Kick).77
Q12:38Morgan Suarez 22 Yd Field Goal.710
Q214:26TJ Lester 1 Yd Run (Jorge Diaz Nicolas Kick).1410
Q211:52Corey Scott 12 Yd pass from Camden Coleman (Morgan Suarez Kick).1417
Q29:46George Pettaway 73 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick).1424
Q22:45George Pettaway 33 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick).1431
Q20:26Noah Grevious 20 Yd pass from Camden Coleman (Morgan Suarez Kick).1438
Q37:18Jorge Diaz Nicolas 27 Yd Field Goal.1738
Q40:50Nick Herman 3 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick).1745

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:09
00
Touchdown — 14 plays, 89 yards, 6:16
70
Touchdown — 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:46
77
Punt — 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:01
77
Field Goal — 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:56
710

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:07
1410
Touchdown — 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:29
1417
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:50
1417
Touchdown — 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:16
1424
Interception — 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:17
1424
Touchdown — 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:44
1431
Punt — 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:01
1431
Touchdown — 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:12
1438
End Of Half — 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:26
1438

3rd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:59
1438
Fumble — 7 plays, 19 yards, 4:05
1438
Field Goal — 5 plays, 3 yards, 1:38
1738
Missed FG — 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:54
1738
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:21
1738
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:01
1738

4th Quarter

Downs — 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:18
1738
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:07
1738
Interception — 15 plays, 87 yards, 5:35
1738
Touchdown — 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:04
1745
End of Game — 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:50
1745

Team Stats

MRSH

JMU

17Points45

444Total Yards573

309Pass Yards263

135Rush Yards310

31:55Time of Possession28:05

23First Downs25

2Touchdowns6

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)1(2)

2Turnovers1

75Penalty Yards53

Game Details

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 3:45 PM

Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field · Harrisonburg, VA

attendance: 25,034 (100.6%)

spread: JMU -14.5

over/under: 55.5