JMU football drops 87 points on Wagner, tying record for most points by an FBS team

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James Madison rolled to a bit of history on Saturday with a dominant win over Wagner: The Dukes’ 87-3 victory over the Seahawks tied a record for the most points ever scored by an FBS team in a game.

The previous 87-point record was set exactly two years ago, as South Alabama dropped a 87-10 victory over Northwestern State on Sept. 12, 2024. JMU’s win, though, came with an even larger margin of victory, beating Wagner by a whopping 84 points.

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The Dukes, who are in their first season under former Florida head coach Billy Napier, dropped absolutely insane numbers in the beatdown: 12 touchdowns in total, off 588 total offensive yards (near-evenly split between passing and rushing). Three of JMU’s touchdowns came off punt returns, starting with a blocked punt on Wagner’s first drive of the game and later followed by two returns from Michael Scott.

In all, the Dukes scored touchdowns off all but two of their drives — one of which ended with a fumble (in the second quarter), and another that ended with a field goal (in the third quarter).

Among the players who had highlight reel games were Scott, who finished with 258 yards and two touchdowns from two kick returns and three punt returns. Sophomore running back Nick Herman had 132 rushing yards and two touchdowns off eight attempts, while fifth-year senior RB George Pettaway ended with three touchdowns on the ground. JMU played three different quarterbacks, with two different ones — senior Camden Coleman and junior Arrington Maiden — ending with more than 100 passing yards each.

The Dukes making FBS history is even more impressive in context, given that the team is only four years removed from joining the FBS. JMU has immediately made an impact since joining the Sun Belt Conference, including winning the conference title last season and making the expanded College Football Playoff.

That success earned then-head coach Bob Chesney a job at UCLA, which led the Dukes to hire Napier as his successor.

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