University of Richmond Athletics

Football Falls To No. 2 James Madison
09/29/2018 | Football
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The Spiders recorded 337 yards of total offense in the loss. Junior quarterback Kevin Johnson (Atlanta, Ga.) finished the game 16-of-35 for 256 yards, while redshirt shirt tight end Stephon Jacob (Damascus, Md.) had four catches for a career-high 81 yards and a touchdown. Freshman running back Aaron Dykes (Knoxville, Tenn.) ran for a season-high 53 yards on 13 carries, marking his first career touches on offense.
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James Madison piled up 200 yards on the ground with Marcus Marshall leading the way with 99 yards on 10 carries, including a pair of touchdowns. Ben DiNucci threw three touchdowns on 19-of-26 passing for 248 yards.
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James Madison opened the game with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Jawon Hamilton to put the Spiders in an early 7-0 hole. Richmond responded with a nine-play drive resulting in a Griffin Trau (Hanover, N.H.) 33-yard field goal. The big play in the drive came when Johnson hit senior wideout Tyler Wilkins (Richmond, Va.) for a 42-yard pass completion.
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The two defense came up with stops as the game went into the second quarter at only 7-3. James Madison took a 14-3 lead on a 15-yard run by Marshall, capped a 8-play, 78-yard drive by the Dukes. Richmond looked to respond on the ensuing possession, driving all the way down to the JMU 9-yard line. Senior wide receiver Jarmal Bevels (Fredericksburg, Va.) hauled in a 50-yard pass from Johnson to bring the Spiders into the end zone. Johnson tried to go back to Bevels at the goal line by JMU corner back Jimmy Moreland intercepted the pass and returned it 100-yards for a touchdown flipping the game.
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The teams traded touchdowns to make it a 28-10 contest. Jacob grabbed his first career touchdown with 1:57 remaining in the second quarter, a 14-yard pass from Johnson. The Spiders' scoring play was set up in large part to a 60-yard kickoff return by Dykes. James Madison would score just 48 second later to take a 35-10 lead into the locker room. The Dukes scored the last 35-points of the game to take home the 63-10 victory
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The 63 points are the most the Spiders have allowed against James Madison in series history and are the most allowed by Richmond since allowing 66 points to Alabama in 1961.
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The Spiders return to action next Saturday when they host fellow Colonial Athletic Association foe Delaware. Game time at Robins Stadium is set for 3 p.m.Â
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Team Stats

JMU 7, UR 0
JMU - Jawon Hamilton 93 yd kickoff return (Ethan Ratke kick)

JMU 7, UR 3
UR - Griffin Trau 33 yd field goal 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:05

JMU 14, UR 3
JMU - Marcus Marshall 15 yd run (Ethan Ratke kick), 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:22

JMU 21, UR 3
JMU - Jimmy Moreland 100 yd interception (Ethan Ratke kick)

JMU 28, UR 3
JMU - Kyndel Dean 2 yd pass from Ben DiNucci (Ethan Ratke kick) 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:52

JMU 28, UR 10
UR - Stephon Jacob 14 yd pass from Kevin Johnson (Griffin Trau kick) 3 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:18

JMU 35, UR 10
JMU - Riley Stapleton 16 yd pass from Ben DiNucci (Ethan Ratke kick) 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:48

JMU 42, UR 10
JMU - Kyndel Dean 35 yd pass from Ben DiNucci (Ethan Ratke kick) 2 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:39

JMU 49, UR 10
JMU - Cardon Johnson 10 yd run (Ethan Ratke kick), 1 plays, 10 yards, TOP 0:05

JMU 56, UR 10
JMU - Marcus Marshall 55 yd run (Ethan Ratke kick), 3 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:13

JMU 63, UR 10
JMU - Jake Brown 71 yd pass from Gage Moloney (Ethan Ratke kick) 3 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:19