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Courtland Sutton
48
Winner JMU JMU 4-0 , 1-0
45
SMU SMU 1-3
Winner
JMU JMU
4-0 , 1-0
48
Final
45
SMU SMU
1-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
JMU JMU 10 7 17 14 48
SMU SMU 7 7 17 14 45

Game Recap: Football |

Mustangs Fall To JMU, 48-45

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DALLAS (AP) -- Vad Lee found John Miller with a 17-yard touchdown pass with 27 seconds left to rally James Madison past SMU, 48-45, Saturday night.

The Mustangs (1-3) rallied from 10-points down on a pair of Matt Davis touchdowns in the final 4 minutes, but left 2:04 for James Madison (4-0), the top Football Championship Subdivision offense in three categories (scoring offense, total offense and first downs), enough time for the go-ahead rally and Lee led the Dukes 75 yards in 8 plays.

Lee hit Deane Cheatham with a 52-yard strike early in the fourth quarter to give James Madison a 41-31 lead, but was picked off by Jordan Wyatt at the SMU 1-yard line. Wyatt returned it 27 yards to give the Mustangs a first down at the 28.

Davis drove SMU 72 yards for a touchdown and the Mustangs recovered an on-side kick and drove 52 yards for the lead.

The Mustangs are back in action next Saturday, Oct. 3 when they host East Carolina at Ford Stadium in Dallas. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. CT and the game will be aired on ESPNews. Tickets can be purchased online at smumustangs.com/tickets or by calling 214.768-4263.

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