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#88Liberty
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2025 week 4 · Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM CT · Williams Stadium (VA) · 📺 ESPNU · 71.6°F Heavy Rain Shower, wind 11.2

Drive chart

WIN PROBABILITYJames Madison above · Liberty below
KICK58% → 0% LibertyFINAL
James Madison Liberty bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
FG
12 pl · 54 yd · 5:18
3–0
−11
14:49 1st & 10 OWN 25 Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 29 +4 -0.11
14:21 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 11 yds to the JMU 40 for a 1ST down +11 1.44
13:52 1st & 10 OWN 40 Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 44 +4 -0.17
13:16 2nd & 6 OWN 44 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to George Pettaway 0 -1.09
13:01 3rd & 6 OWN 44 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 9 yds to the LIB 47 for a 1ST down +9 2.40
12:22 1st & 10 OPP 47 Ayo Adeyi run for 2 yds to the LIB 45 +2 -0.58
11:42 2nd & 8 OPP 45 Wayne Knight run for 17 yds to the LIB 28 for a 1ST down +17 1.43
11:05 1st & 10 OPP 28 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Logan Kyle for 11 yds to the LIB 17 for a 1ST down +11 0.18
10:36 1st & 10 OPP 17 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Lacota Dippre 0 -0.34
10:26 2nd & 10 OPP 17 Alonza Barnett III run for a loss of 4 yards to the LIB 21 -4 -0.92
9:45 3rd & 14 OPP 21 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis 0 -0.88
9:42 4th & 14 OPP 21 Morgan Suarez 39 yd FG GOOD
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FG
11 pl · 46 yd · 4:47
3–3
+8
9:33 1st & 10 OWN 25 Evan Dickens run for a loss of 2 yards to the LIB 23 -2 -0.89
8:58 2nd & 12 OWN 23 Ethan Vasko run for 19 yds to the LIB 42 for a 1ST down +19 2.40
8:27 1st & 10 OWN 42 Ethan Vasko run for 4 yds to the LIB 46 +4 -0.17
7:55 2nd & 6 OWN 46 Evan Dickens run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line +4 -0.17
7:36 3rd & 2 50 Evan Dickens run for 1 yd to the JMU 49 +1 -0.89
7:01 4th & 1 OPP 49 Ethan Vasko run for 2 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down +2 2.18
6:23 1st & 10 OPP 47 Ethan Vasko run for 17 yds to the JMU 30 for a 1ST down +17 0.80
5:41 1st & 10 OPP 30 Ethan Vasko run for 1 yd to the JMU 29 +1 -0.42
5:07 2nd & 9 OPP 29 Ethan Vasko pass incomplete to Donte Lee Jr. 0 -0.71
5:00 3rd & 9 OPP 29 Ethan Vasko pass incomplete to Jamari Person 0 -0.96
4:55 4th & 9 OPP 29 Jay Billingsley 47 yd FG GOOD
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INT
11 pl · 70 yd · 4:55
3–3
−5
4:47 1st & 10 OWN 25 Wayne Knight run for 7 yds to the JMU 32 +7 0.60
4:12 2nd & 3 OWN 32 Wayne Knight run for 7 yds to the JMU 39 for a 1ST down +7 0.62
3:39 1st & 10 OWN 39 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Landon Ellis 0 -1.11
3:31 2nd & 10 OWN 39 George Pettaway run for 6 yds to the JMU 45 +6 0.28
2:54 3rd & 4 OWN 45 (02:57) No Huddle-Shotgun Barnett III,Alonza pass incomplete short right to DeGennaro,Nick thrown to JMU49, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY LU Pass Interference (Green,Brylan) 4 yards from JMU45 to JMU49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. +4
2:46 1st & 10 OWN 49 James Madison Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (-15 Yards) to the JMU 37 -15
2:12 2nd & 22 OWN 37 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 30 yds to the LIB 33 for a 1ST down +30 4.05
1:47 1st & 10 OPP 33 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Nick DeGennaro 0 -0.64
1:40 2nd & 10 OPP 33 Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the LIB 29 +4 -0.11
1:10 3rd & 6 OPP 29 (01:14) No Huddle-Shotgun Barnett III,Alonza pass incomplete deep left to Ellis,Landon thrown to LU00 PENALTY LU Pass Interference (Williams,Amarian) 15 yards from LU29 to LU14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY. +15
0:59 1st & 10 OPP 14 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 4 yds to the LIB 10 +4 -0.02
0:26 2nd & 6 OPP 10 Ayo Adeyi run for 5 yds to the LIB 5 +5 0.07
0:00 3rd & 1 OPP 5 Alonza Barnett III pass intercepted, touchback. Brylan Green return for no gain -4.51
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Q2
PUNT
6 pl · 15 yd · 3:09
3–3
+1
0:00 OWN 20 End of 1st Quarter
14:49 1st & 10 OWN 20 Ethan Vasko pass complete to Julian Gray for 3 yds to the LIB 23 +3 -0.24
14:16 2nd & 7 OWN 23 Evan Dickens run for 4 yds to the LIB 27 +4 -0.07
13:44 3rd & 3 OWN 27 Evan Dickens run for 3 yds to the LIB 30 for a 1ST down +3 1.00
13:14 1st & 10 OWN 30 Ethan Vasko pass incomplete to Casey Cain 0 -0.86
13:05 2nd & 10 OWN 30 Evan Dickens run for 5 yds to the LIB 35 +5 0.05
12:24 3rd & 5 OWN 35 Ethan Vasko run for no gain to the LIB 35 0 -0.49
11:51 4th & 5 OWN 35 Max Morgan punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 26
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Q3
FG
13 pl · 59 yd · 6:54
10–13
+17
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 25 Evan Dickens run for 5 yds to the LIB 30 +5 0.09
14:23 2nd & 5 OWN 30 Evan Dickens run for no gain to the LIB 30 0 -0.75
13:38 3rd & 5 OWN 30 Michael Merdinger run for 6 yds to the LIB 36 for a 1ST down +6 1.59
13:07 1st & 10 OWN 36 Evan Dickens run for 2 yds to the LIB 38 +2 -0.64
12:32 2nd & 8 OWN 38 Michael Merdinger run for 11 yds to the LIB 49 for a 1ST down +11 1.87
11:54 1st & 10 OWN 49 Evan Dickens run for 7 yds to the JMU 44 +7 0.60
11:26 2nd & 3 OPP 44 (11:28) PENALTY LU False Start (Williams,Christian) 5 yards from JMU44 to JMU49. NO PLAY. -5
10:53 2nd & 8 OPP 49 Ethan Houck run for 12 yds to the JMU 37 for a 1ST down +12 1.52
10:32 1st & 10 OPP 37 Evan Dickens run for 2 yds to the JMU 35 +2 -0.40
10:11 2nd & 8 OPP 35 Michael Merdinger pass complete to Jamari Person for 12 yds to the JMU 23 for a 1ST down James Madison Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Amar Thomas) to the JMU 11 for a 1ST down +24 0.93
9:52 1st & 10 OPP 11 (09:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Houck,Ethan rush left for 1 yard gain to the JMU10 (Weathersby,Gannon) PENALTY LU Holding (Engbers,Joep) 10 yards from JMU11 to JMU21. NO PLAY. -10
9:23 1st & 20 OPP 21 Caden Williams run for a loss of 4 yards to the JMU 25 -4 -1.10
8:49 2nd & 24 OPP 25 Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Jamari Person 0 -0.97
8:36 3rd & 24 OPP 25 Michael Merdinger pass complete to Jacob Jenkins for 9 yds to the JMU 16 +9 0.86
8:06 4th & 15 OPP 16 Jay Billingsley 35 yd FG GOOD
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TD
9 pl · 81 yd · 4:27
17–13
−31
7:52 1st & 10 OWN 19 Alonza Barnett III run for a loss of 1 yard to the JMU 18 -1 -0.60
7:09 2nd & 11 OWN 18 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Lacota Dippre for 36 yds to the LIB 46 for a 1ST down +36 3.50
6:38 1st & 10 OPP 46 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 25 yds to the LIB 21 for a 1ST down +25 0.91
6:02 1st & 10 OPP 21 Ayo Adeyi run for 3 yds to the LIB 18 +3 -0.12
5:33 2nd & 7 OPP 18 Ayo Adeyi run for 5 yds to the LIB 13 +5 0.06
5:01 3rd & 2 OPP 13 Ayo Adeyi run for 10 yds to the LIB 3 for a 1ST down +10 1.23
4:36 1st & 3 OPP 3 Ayo Adeyi run for 2 yds to the LIB 1 +2 -0.44
3:51 2nd & 1 OPP 1 Wayne Knight run for no gain to the LIB 1 0 -0.55
3:32 3rd & 1 OPP 1 Wayne Knight run for 1 yd for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) +1 2.45
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PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:33
17–13
−1
3:24 1st & 10 OWN 25 Evan Dickens run for 4 yds to the LIB 29 +4 -0.11
2:49 2nd & 6 OWN 29 Julian Gray run for 3 yds to the LIB 32 +3 -0.27
2:08 3rd & 3 OWN 32 Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Austin Henderson 0 -0.51
1:59 4th & 3 OWN 32 Max Morgan punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 33
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TD
11 pl · 67 yd · 5:52
24–13
−31
1:51 1st & 10 OWN 33 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 12 yds to the JMU 45 for a 1ST down +12 1.15
1:17 1st & 10 OWN 45 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 2 yds to the JMU 47 +2 -0.68
0:52 2nd & 8 OWN 47 PENALTY LU Offside (Pirolli,Nathan) 5 yards from JMU47 to LU48. NO PLAY. +5
0:00 OPP 48 End of 3rd Quarter
0:00 2nd & 3 OPP 48 Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the LIB 42 for a 1ST down +6 0.32
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 42 PENALTY JMU False Start (Sweazie,Carter) 5 yards from LU42 to LU47. NO PLAY. -5
14:49 1st & 15 OPP 47 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Landon Ellis for 10 yds to the LIB 37 +10 1.06
14:09 2nd & 5 OPP 37 Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the LIB 31 for a 1ST down +6 0.36
13:29 1st & 10 OPP 31 Ayo Adeyi run for 4 yds to the LIB 27 +4 -0.05
12:54 2nd & 6 OPP 27 Ayo Adeyi run for 9 yds to the LIB 18 for a 1ST down +9 0.30
12:11 1st & 10 OPP 18 Ayo Adeyi run for 2 yds to the LIB 16 James Madison Penalty, Offensive Holding (Pat McMurtrie) to the LIB 26 -8 -1.20
11:56 1st & 18 OPP 26 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Nick DeGennaro for 4 yds to the LIB 22 +4 -0.07
11:26 2nd & 14 OPP 22 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Wayne Knight for 13 yds to the LIB 9 +13 0.75
11:07 3rd & 1 OPP 9 Alonza Barnett III run for 9 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) +9 2.54
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Q4
PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:30
24–13
+1
10:56 1st & 10 OWN 25 Michael Merdinger run for 6 yds to the LIB 31 +6 0.33
10:22 2nd & 4 OWN 31 Evan Dickens run for a loss of 1 yard to the LIB 30 -1 -0.99
9:50 3rd & 5 OWN 30 Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Jamari Person 0 -0.37
9:37 4th & 5 OWN 30 Max Morgan punt for 48 yds
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PUNT
3 pl · 5 yd · 1:26
24–13
−3
9:37 2nd & 6 OWN 26 Timeout Liberty, clock 09:37
9:32 1st & 10 OWN 22 Wayne Knight run for 4 yds to the JMU 26 +4 -0.10
8:58 2nd & 6 OWN 26 Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Braeden Wisloski for 1 yd to the JMU 27 +1 -0.48
8:19 3rd & 5 OWN 27 Alonza Barnett III pass incomplete to Wayne Knight 0 -0.31
8:11 4th & 5 OWN 27 Patrick Rea punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Reese Smith at the LIB 31
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PUNT
3 pl · -4 yd · 1:35
24–13
−1
8:11 2nd & 9 OWN 32 Timeout Liberty, clock 08:11
8:04 1st & 10 OWN 31 Evan Dickens run for 1 yd to the LIB 32 +1 -0.74
7:29 2nd & 9 OWN 32 Michael Merdinger sacked by Aiden Gobaira for a loss of 5 yards to the LIB 27 -5 -0.85
6:43 3rd & 14 OWN 27 Michael Merdinger pass incomplete to Casey Cain 0 -0.12
6:36 4th & 14 OWN 27 Max Morgan punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Wayne Knight at the JMU 32
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TD
8 pl · 68 yd · 4:05
31–13
+7
6:29 1st & 10 OWN 32 Ayo Adeyi run for 24 yds to the LIB 44 for a 1ST down +24 2.11
5:56 1st & 10 OPP 44 Ayo Adeyi run for 5 yds to the LIB 39 +5 0.09
5:17 2nd & 5 OPP 39 Ayo Adeyi run for 12 yds to the LIB 27 for a 1ST down +12 0.58
4:45 1st & 10 OPP 27 Ayo Adeyi run for 4 yds to the LIB 23 +4 -0.04
4:01 2nd & 6 OPP 23 Wayne Knight run for 6 yds to the LIB 17 for a 1ST down +6 0.20
3:21 1st & 10 OPP 17 Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the LIB 15 +2 -0.19
2:43 2nd & 8 OPP 15 Timeout James Madison, clock 02:43
2:38 3rd & 6 OPP 13 Timeout Liberty, clock 02:38
2:38 2nd & 8 OPP 15 Wayne Knight run for 2 yds to the LIB 13 +2 -0.19
2:31 3rd & 6 OPP 13 Alonza Barnett III run for 13 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) +13 2.96
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ON DOWNS
10 pl · 22 yd · 1:41
31–13
−11
2:22 1st & 10 OWN 25 Ethan Houck run for 8 yds to the LIB 33 +8 0.91
2:05 2nd & 2 OWN 33 Ethan Houck pass incomplete to Austin Henderson 0 -1.13
2:00 3rd & 2 OWN 33 Caden Williams run for 1 yd to the LIB 34 +1 -0.50
2:00 4th & 1 OWN 34 Timeout Liberty, clock 02:00
1:56 4th & 1 OWN 34 Ethan Houck run for 2 yds to the LIB 36 for a 1ST down +2 1.65
1:43 1st & 10 OWN 36 Ethan Houck pass incomplete to Donte Lee Jr. 0 -1.04
1:35 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Ethan Houck pass complete to Jamari Person for 17 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down +17 2.58
1:32 1st & 10 OPP 47 Timeout Liberty, clock 01:32
1:26 1st & 10 OPP 47 Caden Williams run for 3 yds to the JMU 44 +3 -0.35
1:03 2nd & 7 OPP 44 Ethan Houck pass incomplete to Casey Cain 0 -1.10
0:56 3rd & 7 OPP 44 Ethan Houck pass incomplete to Reese Smith 0 -0.99
0:50 4th & 7 OPP 44 Ethan Houck sacked by DJ Cotton Jr. for a loss of 9 yards to the LIB 47 -9 -0.94
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END OF GAME
2 pl · -4 yd · 0:50
31–13
0:38 1st & 10 OPP 47 B. Kendall takes a knee -2 -1.52
0:00 2nd & 12 OPP 49 B. Kendall takes a knee -2 -1.29
0:00 OPP 49 End of 4th Quarter
14 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking. WP is CollegeFootballData's model, read at the last play of each drive; Δ is what the drive moved it, in points of probability.

Defense

2sacks0
5plays for loss5
0takeaways1
3three-and-outs forced1
5explosive plays allowed7
3.51yards allowed / play6.19
2 of 7scoring drives allowed4 of 7
James Madison
Trent Hendrick 6 (3)
Xavier Holmes 5 (2) 1 PD
Jacob Thomas 5 (1)
Elijah Culp 4 (3) 2 PD
Terry Lockett 4 (3)
Gannon Weathersby 4 (1)
Sahir West 4 (1)
Aiden Gobaira 3 (2) 2 sk · 2 TFL
Liberty
Derrell Farrar 10 (6) 1 TFL · 1 PD
Brylan Green 7 (7) 1 INT
Joseph Carter 5 (3)
A'Khori Jones 4 (3)
Christian Bodnar 4 (3)
Elijah Auguste 4 (2)
Mike Jarvis 3 (2)
Deuce Spurlock 3 (2)
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

1 of 1field goals2 of 2
2punts5
43.5punt average42.0
0punts inside the 201
30return yards0
own 26average drive startown 26
James Madison
K Morgan Suarez 1/1 FG · long 39 · 4/4 XP
P Patrick Rea 2 punts · 43.5 avg
KR Wayne Knight 1 ret · 19 yds · long 19
KR Braeden Wisloski 1 ret · 11 yds · long 11
Liberty
K Jay Billingsley 2/2 FG · long 47 · 1/1 XP
P Max Morgan 5 punts · 42.0 avg · 1 in 20
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

54plays47
334yards165
7drives7
48%success rate30%
13.38total PPA-0.41
Derived from 101 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Morgan Suarez 39 yd FG GOOD 3–0
Q1Jay Billingsley 47 yd FG GOOD 3–3
Q3Jay Billingsley 35 yd FG GOOD 13–10
Q3Wayne Knight run for 1 yd for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 17–13
Q4Alonza Barnett III run for 9 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 24–13
Q4Alonza Barnett III run for 13 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 31–13

Biggest plays by PPA

Q1Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Jaylan Sanchez for 30 yds to the LIB 33 for a 1ST… 4.05
Q3Alonza Barnett III pass complete to Lacota Dippre for 36 yds to the LIB 46 for a 1ST… 3.50
Q4Alonza Barnett III run for 13 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 2.96
Q4Ethan Houck pass complete to Jamari Person for 17 yds to the JMU 47 for a 1ST down 2.58
Q4Alonza Barnett III run for 9 yds for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 2.54
Q3Wayne Knight run for 1 yd for a TD (Morgan Suarez KICK) 2.45

Series recent meetings

2014 Liberty 26 – 21 James Madison
2011 James Madison 27 – 24 Liberty
2010 Liberty 3 – 10 James Madison
2009 James Madison 24 – 10 Liberty
2003 Liberty 6 – 48 James Madison
Last 5 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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