Weber StateWildcatsWEB

11-3, 6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
WEB	7	0	7	14	28
JMU	7	3	0	21	31

James MadisonDukesJMU

13-0, 8-0 Home

Game Leaders

Passing Yards

WEB

S. Cantwell12-30, 238 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

JMU

B. Schor21-45, 359 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

WEB

S. Cantwell14 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD

JMU

M. Marshall14 CAR, 128 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving Yards

WEB

K. Smith2 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD

JMU

R. Stapleton8 REC, 189 YDS, 1 TD

Win Probability 100%

WEB

JMU

JMU 100%

WEB

JMU

End of 4th Quarter

Team Stats

Total Yards
- WEB329
- 549JMU
Turnovers
- WEB1
- 1JMU
Possession
WEBJMU
32:3927:21
1st Downs
- WEB11
- 26JMU

Game Information

Bridgeforth Stadium

Coverage: ESPN2

Bridgeforth Stadium

Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Line: JMU -12.5
Over/Under: 43

Attendance: 13,490

54%

Capacity: 24,877

JMU's Schor-Stapleton TD keeps them close

0:30

JMU kicks their way into the FCS semifinal

1:46

JMU's Ratke nails game-winning field goal

0:57

Sharp converts the two-point conversion to tie the game

0:29

Weber State's Batchelor makes a sensational grab for TD

0:45

12/8/2017 Associated Press

Top seed JMU survives Weber State on last-play FG

The purple elephant in Bridgeforth Stadium was that James Madison hadn't trailed in the fourth quarter for even a second this season.

Scoring Summary

	1	2	3	4	T
Weber State	7	0	7	14	28
James Madison	7	3	0	21	31

first Quarter		WEB	JMU
	TD 12:46 Kevin Smith 1 Yd Run (Trey Tuttle Kick) 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:43	7	0	play Weber State capitalizes off turnover with rushing TD (0:20) Kevin Smith takes the pitch and runs it in for a 1-yard touchdown. (0:20)
	TD 10:38 Marcus Marshall 15 Yd Run (Ethan Ratke Kick) 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:08	7	7	play James Madison responds with rushing TD (0:22) Marcus Marshall takes the handoff and runs up the middle, going untouched for a 15-yard touchdown. (0:22)
second Quarter		WEB	JMU
	FG 11:44 Ethan Ratke 35 Yd Field Goal 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:33	7	10
third Quarter		WEB	JMU
	TD 7:13 Kevin Smith 81 Yd pass from Stefan Cantwell (Trey Tuttle Kick) 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:52	14	10	play Cantwell-Smith connection leads to explosive TD (0:36) Stefan Cantwell delivers a strike to Kevin Smith between two defenders and he races to the endzone for the 81-yard touchdown. (0:36)
fourth Quarter		WEB	JMU
	TD 12:11 Marcus Marshall 20 Yd Run (Ethan Ratke Kick) 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:30	14	17	play Marshall's second TD gives JMU lead (0:29) Marcus Marshall for the second time sees a gap in the defense and takes off for a 20-yard touchdown. (0:29)
	TD 10:01 Stefan Cantwell 1 Yd Run (Trey Tuttle Kick) 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:10	21	17	play Weber State's Cantwell responds with TD (0:29) Stefan Cantwell calls his own number and sneaks it in for a 1-yard touchdown. (0:29)
	FG 7:52 Ethan Ratke 40 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:09	21	20
	TD 3:14 Drew Batchelor 36 Yd pass from Stefan Cantwell (Trey Tuttle Kick) 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:38	28	20	play Weber State's Batchelor makes a sensational grab for TD (0:45) Stefan Cantwell finds Drew Batchelor and he makes a tough catch in traffic for a 36-yard touchdown. (0:45)
	TD 2:08 Riley Stapleton 40 Yd pass from Bryan Schor (Trai Sharp Run for Two-Point Conversion) 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:06	28	28	play JMU's Schor-Stapleton TD keeps them close (0:30) Bryan Schor threads the needle to Riley Stapleton for a 40-yard touchdown. This would make the score 28-26 bringing James Madison closer. (0:30)
	FG 0:00 Ethan Ratke 46 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:06	28	31	play JMU's Ratke nails game-winning field goal (0:57) Ethan Ratke kicks a 46-yard field goal to beat Weber State in a nail-biter. (0:57)

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