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35–33
Final/2OT
 Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg
FINALMarshall 35, James Madison 33

Highlights

5 CLIPS · ESPN
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Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
JMU WINNING
MRSH WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4OTFINAL

KICKOFF: JMU 64% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 100 PTS

Scoring plays

12 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

George Pettaway 5 Yd Run (Noe Ruelas Kick)

11:43
0-7
Passing Touchdown

Omarion Dollison 9 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Noe Ruelas Kick)

4:17
0-14
Q2
Field Goal Good

Noe Ruelas 23 Yd Field Goal

8:27
0-17
Q3
Field Goal Good

Rece Verhoff 42 Yd Field Goal

9:43
3-17
Passing Touchdown

Toby Payne 16 Yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Rece Verhoff Kick)

2:18
10-17
Interception Return Touchdown

Jadarius Green-McKnight 28 Yd Interception Return (Rece Verhoff Kick)

2:11
17-17
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Jobi Malary 7 Yd Run (Noe Ruelas Kick)

11:09
17-24
Rushing Touchdown

Braylon Braxton 1 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)

5:04
24-24
OT
Field Goal Good

Rece Verhoff 49 Yd Field Goal

0:00
27-27
Field Goal Good

Noe Ruelas 38 Yd Field Goal

0:00
30-30
Passing Touchdown

Wayne Knight 9 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

0:00
27-33
Rushing Touchdown

Tychaun Chapman 10 Yd Run (Braylon Braxton Pass to Chuck Montgomery for Two-Point Conversion)

0:00
35-33

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Marshall beats JMU 35-33 in 2OT, clinches program's first berth in Sun Belt Championship

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- , Tychaun Chapman scored on a 10-yard run and Braylon Braxton hit Charles Montgomery for the 2-point conversion to help Marshall beat James Madison 35-33 in double overtime Saturday night to clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Championship for the first time in program history. Marshall (9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt Conference) won the East Division and will play Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 7 for the conference title. George Pettaway scored on a 5-yard run, Alonza Barnett III capped an 11-play, 90-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Omarion Dollison and Noe Ruelas kicked a 23-yard field goal with 8:27 to go in the second quarter that game James Madison (8-4, 4-4) a 17-0 lead at halftime. Rece Verhoff kicked a 42-yard field goal and Braylon Braxton threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Toby Payne to make it a seven-point game with 2:18 left in the third quarter.

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Top performers

MRSH
PASSINGBraylon Braxton13/24, 120 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGJordan Houston6 CAR, 50 YDS
RECEIVINGBralon Brown3 REC, 39 YDS
JMU
PASSINGAlonza Barnett III14/19, 138 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJobi Malary16 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGOmarion Dollison4 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

MRSH · JMU
261
TOTAL YARDS
382
120
PASSING
138
141
RUSHING
244
17
1ST DOWNS
22
5-15
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-13
1
TURNOVERS
1
5-25
PENALTIES
6-55
24:27
POSSESSION
35:33

BRIDGEFORTH STADIUM, HARRISONBURG · ATTENDANCE 23,341

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