James Madison 35, 
Maryland 38
6:00 PM ET, September 12, 2009
Byrd Stadium
COLLEGE PARK, MD
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | JMU | MD | |||
 | TD | 08:05 | Da'Rel Scott 1 Yd Run. (Nick Ferrara Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | TD | 01:30 | Mike Caussin 20 Yd Pass From Drew Dudzik. (Pat Failed) | 6 | 7 |
| TD | 01:20 | Torrey Smith 81 Yd Kickoff Return. (Nick Ferrara Kick) | 6 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | JMU | MD | |||
| TD | 04:46 | Chris Turner 3 Yd Run. (Nick Ferrara Kick) | 6 | 21 |
| TD | 02:06 | Jamal Sullivan 4 Yd Run. (Drew Dudzik Run For Two-Point Conversion) | 14 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | JMU | MD | |||
| TD | 03:05 | Mike Caussin 15 Yd Pass From Drew Dudzik. (Dixon Wright Kick) | 21 | 21 |
| TD | 01:38 | Jon Williams 38 Yd Interception Return. (Dixon Wright Kick) | 28 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | JMU | MD | |||
| TD | 12:18 | Torrey Smith 8 Yd Run. (Nick Ferrara Kick) | 28 | 28 |
| TD | 11:23 | Drew Dudzik 70 Yd Run. (Dixon Wright Kick) | 35 | 28 |
| TD | 05:09 | Adrian Cannon 27 Yd Pass From Chris Turner. (Nick Ferrara Kick) | 35 | 35 |
| OVERTIME | JMU | MD | |||
| FG | Nick Ferrara 26 Yd | 35 | 38 | |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 12 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-15 | 6-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 417 | 359 |
| Passing | 149 | 236 |
Comp-Att | 10-19 | 25-38 |
Yards per pass | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 268 | 123 |
Rushing Attempts | 42 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| Penalties | 11-105 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:15 | 29:45 |
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ATTENDANCE: 46,485
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Thursday, September 10th
| Clemson | 27 | Final |
| 15 Georgia Tech | 30 |
Saturday, September 12th
| Marshall | 10 | Final |
| 14 Virginia Tech | 52 |
| 16 TCU | 30 | Final |
| Virginia | 14 |
| 19 North Carolina | 12 | Final |
| Connecticut | 10 |
| Stanford | 17 | Final |
| Wake Forest | 24 |
| Duke | 35 | Final |
| Army | 19 |
| Kent State | 7 | Final |
| Boston College | 34 |
| Jacksonville State | 9 | Final |
| Florida State | 19 |
| James Madison | 35 | Final |
| Maryland | 38 | OT |
| Murray State | 7 | Final |
| North Carolina State | 65 |