Virginia Tech Gets Duked By James Madison

Ole Miss and Kansas, you have company. Virginia Tech joined that group of BCS schools that were shocked by a school from the Football Championship Subdivision. James Madison marched into a wet Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia and shocked the Hokies 21-16.

Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer didn't have a whole lot to say about the game.

“I make no excuses,” Beamer said. “James Madison ran the option well, particularly late in the game. Their quarterback [Dudzik] handled things great for them. Defensively, they are athletic. Then we didn't take advantage of a couple of opportunities.

“That’s about it. They’re a good team and we didn’t take advantage of opportunities.”

"I love coach Beamer." James Madison head coach Mickey Matthews said. "It was very hard after the game seeing [Virginia Tech'] faces, but JMU pays me to win and I'd play just as hard next week…I told our players 'God doesn't give you many of these successes in your career, whether you're a player or you're a coach."

Here's report from WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Virginia



Those of us at the OSG HQ believe the white helmets the Hokies wore Saturday will never see the light of day again.

Photo Courtesy: Justin Cook/AP

TWTW: JMU Actually Scores, Beats Ranked Delaware

((HT: WHSV-TV))

First the James Madison football team snapped its 12-quarter touchdown drought. Then the Dukes ended their four-game losing streak by beating Delaware 20-8 on Saturday.

JMU hadn't scored a touchdown since the second quarter of its loss to Richmond earlier this month, until quarterback Justin Thorpe's 12-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter.

Thorpe connected with Charlie Newman for a 7-yard touchdown pass later in the quarter, then running back Jamal Sullivan added a fourth quarter score, as the Dukes knocked off the 16th-ranked Blue Hens on Homecoming.

With the win, JMU improves to 3-5 on the season. Delaware drops to 5-3.
Here's Damon Dillman with the highlights from his desk...

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of November 17th))

1. James Madison Dukes (106) 9-1 2,986
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (13) 9-2 2,871
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 8-1 2,623
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 9-2 2,517
5. Montana Grizzlies 10-1 2,499
6. Villanova Wildcats 8-2 2,355
7. Richmond Spiders 8-3 2,188
8. Weber State Wildcats 9-2 2,161
9. Wofford Terriers 8-2 2,005
10. Southern Illinois Salukis 8-2 1,988
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 8-2 1,659
12. Elon Phoenix 8-3 1,473
13. Central Arkansas Bears 9-2 1,448
14. McNeese State Cowboys 7-3 1,272
15. South Carolina State Bulldogs 9-2 1,231
16. William & Mary Tribe 7-3 1,106
17. Maine Black Bears 8-3 900
18. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 8-3 863
19. Harvard Crimson 8-1 769
20. Furman Paladins 7-4 595
21. Colgate Raiders 8-2 506
22. Liberty Flames 9-2 409
23. Western Illinois Leathernecks 6-4 338
24. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 8-3 242
25. Tennessee State Tigers 8-3 238

Others receiving votes: Holy Cross 196, Prairie View 185, Eastern Kentucky 174, North Dakota State 147, Grambling 117, Montana State 111, Texas State 107, South Dakota State 87, Lafayette 47, Massachusetts 43, Florida A&M 35, Albany 28, Georgia Southern 23, Bethune-Cookman 18, Brown 10, Northern Arizona 7, Dayton 6, Jacksonville 5, San Diego 4, Yale 3, Monmouth 2 Northwestern State 2, South Dakota 2.

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of November 10))

1. James Madison Dukes (91) 8-1 2,729
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (17) 8-2 2,642
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (2) 7-1 2,390
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 8-2 2,364
5. Montana Grizzlies 9-1 2,247
6. Villanova Wildcats 7-2 2,169
7. Richmond Spiders 7-3 2,034
8. Weber State Wildcats 9-2 1,967
9. Wofford Terriers 7-2 1,767
10. Southern Illinois Salukis 7-2 1,757
11. Elon Phoenix 8-2 1,685
12. William & Mary Tribe 7-2 1,394
13. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-2 1,375
14. Furman Paladins 7-3 1,191
15. Central Arkansas Bears 8-2 1,153
16. McNeese State Cowboys 6-3 949
17. South Carolina State Bulldogs 8-2 871
18. Tennessee State Tigers 8-2 653
19. Harvard Crimson 7-1 598
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-3 583
21. Maine Black Bears 7-3 561
22. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-4 462
23. Colgate Raiders 8-2 387
24. Liberty Flames 8-2 279
25. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-4 274

Others receiving votes: South Dakota State 195, Lafayette 131, Prairie View 118, Jacksonville State 101, Holy Cross 79, North Dakota State 78, Eastern Kentucky 63, Grambling 57, Northern Arizona 53, Montana State 33, Texas State 19, Florida A&M 16, Dayton 14, Northwestern State 13, Albany 12, Monmouth 9, San Diego 6, Morgan State 5, Penn 4, Samford 3, Bethune-Cookman 2, Georgia Southern 2, Hampton 2, Jacksonville 2, Sacred Heart 2, UC Davis 2.

Division I-AA Poll ((Week of November 4))

1. James Madison Dukes (91) 8-1 2,707
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (17) 7-2 2,617
3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 6-1 2,373
4. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-2 2,296
5. Montana Grizzlies 8-1 2,233
6. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 2,110
7. Richmond Spiders 6-3 1,984
8. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-1 1,874
9. Weber State Wildcats 8-2 1,767
10. Wofford Terriers 6-2 1,747
11. Elon Phoenix 7-2 1,690
12. Southern Illinois Salukis 6-2 1,650
13. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-3 1,262
14. William & Mary Tribe 6-2 1,202
15. Furman Paladins 7-3 1,081
16. Central Arkansas Bears 7-2 887
17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-3 824
18. McNeese State Cowboys 5-3 789
19. South Carolina State Bulldogs 7-2 750
20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2 527
21. Harvard Crimson 6-1 463
22. Tennessee State Tigers 7-2 425
23. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3 395
24. Colgate Raiders 7-2 207
25. Liberty Flames 7-2 195

Others receiving votes: Maine 181, South Dakota State 136, Northwestern State 114, North Dakota State 97, Jacksonville State 95, Lafayette 89, Georgia Southern 81, Prairie View 78, Eastern Kentucky 63, Grambling 54, Holy Cross 41, Morgan State 34, UC Davis 26, Albany 25, Brown 14, Hampton 13, Sacred Heart 12, Dayton 10, Texas State 9, Florida A&M 7, San Diego 6, Nicholls State 5, Montana State 4, Monmouth 2, Penn 2, Jacksonville 1