James Madison 16, Troy 14
Associated Press
TROY, Ala. - Jordan McCloud threw for 200 yards and a touchdown and James Madison held on to beat Troy 16-14 in a Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams.
Troy, which trailed 16-7 entering the fourth quarter, put together a 10-play, 47-yard drive that eventually ended when Gunnar Watson threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-15 at James Madison's 43-yard line with 34 seconds left.
Watson threw a 14-yard touchdown to Devonte Ross to give Troy its only lead at 7-6 with 11:10 before halftime. James Madison (3-0, 1-0) regained the lead when McCloud tossed a 9-yard score to Elijah Sarratt for a 13-7 lead with 2:24 before halftime.
Camden Wise - who went 3 for 3 - made a 32-yard field goal with 9:32 remaining in the third quarter for the Dukes' final points. Early in the fourth, Watson led an eight-play, 63-yard drive that concluded with his 24-yard scoring pass to Jabre Barber with 13:49 remaining.
Watson finished with 332 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
JMU | Troy |
| JMU |
FG |
0:00 |
Camden Wise 28 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
JMU | Troy |
| JMU |
FG |
14:06 |
Camden Wise 36 yd FG |
6 |
0 |
| Troy |
TD |
11:10 |
Devonte Ross 14 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick) |
6 |
7 |
| JMU |
TD |
2:24 |
Elijah Sarratt 9 yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Camden Wise kick) |
13 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
JMU | Troy |
| JMU |
FG |
9:32 |
Camden Wise 32 yd FG |
16 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
JMU | Troy |
| Troy |
TD |
13:49 |
Jabre Barber 24 yd pass from Gunnar Watson (Scott Taylor Renfroe kick) |
16 |
14 |
| Team Stats |
| |
James Madison |
Troy |
| First downs |
13 |
18 |
| Rushing |
5 |
1 |
| Passing |
8 |
15 |
| Penalty |
0 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-16, 19% |
3-16, 19% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
2-4, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
39-90 |
19--12 |
| Passing Yards |
200 |
332 |
| Return Yards |
37 |
43 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
18-26-0 |
25-46-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--26 |
6--44 |
| Punts |
8 |
7 |
| Punts-Average |
37 |
44 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
2-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-40 |
6-40 |
| Time of Possession |
33:43 |
24:02 |
| James Madison Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. McCloud |
18 |
26 |
200 |
1 |
0 |
| Troy Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Watson |
25 |
46 |
332 |
2 |
1 |
| James Madison Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Black |
13 |
78 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Lawton |
14 |
55 |
3.9 |
0 |
| L. Palmer |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
| J. McCloud |
8 |
-21 |
-2.6 |
0 |
| Troy Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Vidal |
11 |
27 |
2.5 |
0 |
| J. Lovett |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| G. Watson |
6 |
-44 |
-7.3 |
0 |
| James Madison Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| E. Sarratt |
6 |
62 |
10.3 |
1 |
| R. Brown |
4 |
57 |
14.3 |
0 |
| K. Black |
4 |
42 |
10.5 |
0 |
| L. Palmer |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
0 |
| K. Wright |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| T. Hudson |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Troy Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Lewis |
4 |
93 |
23.3 |
0 |
| J. Barber |
6 |
89 |
14.8 |
1 |
| D. Ross |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
1 |
| D. Stoudemire |
6 |
52 |
8.7 |
0 |
| L. Parker |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| A. Martin |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| K. Vidal |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| James Madison Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| D. Coles |
1 |
7 |
| Troy Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| James Madison Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Hanson |
8 |
296 |
37.0 |
| Troy Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Cole |
7 |
308 |
44.0 |
| James Madison Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Troy Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Barber |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
| James Madison Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Malignaggi |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
| Troy Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Barber |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
| D. Ross |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| James Madison Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Troy Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| S. Renfroe |
49 |
