Villanova 27, James Madison 0

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	17	15
Total Yards	318	260
Passing	93	144
Rushing	225	116
Penalties	3-35	2-20
3rd Down Conversions	5-13	5-16
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-3
Turnovers	0	2
Possession	33:38	26:22

Air/Ground Leaders
Villanova Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Whitney 11/16 93 3 0	James Madison Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Thorpe 13/32 144 0 0
Villanova Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Whitney 18 97 0 27 Szczur 8 76 0 44	James Madison Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Thorpe 18 65 0 17 Sullivan 13 33 0 14
Villanova Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Szczur 4 53 2 30 Harvey 2 16 0 8	James Madison Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Acker 4 50 0 25 McCarter 3 49 0 21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				VILL	JMU
	TD	11:32	Tony Canci 4 Yd Pass From Chris Whitney (Nick Yako Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				VILL	JMU
	FG	14:22	Nick Yako 42 Yd	10	0
	TD	06:16	Matt Szczur 30 Yd Pass From Chris Whitney (Nick Yako Kick)	17	0
	FG	01:42	Nick Yako 32 Yd	20	0
THIRD QUARTER				VILL	JMU
	TD	06:59	Matt Szczur 22 Yd Pass From Chris Whitney (Nick Yako Kick)	27	0

HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Chris Whitney threw for three touchdowns and Villanova beat James Madison 27-0 on Saturday.

Whitney was 11 of 16 for 93 yards and rushed for 97 yards on 18 carries as the Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association) defeated the Dukes for the fist time in four meetings.

Matt Szczur, who had four receptions for 53 yards, had a career-high two touchdown catches.

Villanova rushed for 225 yards and controlled possession for 33:38 compared to 26:22 by James Madison.

Fred Maldonado had 11 tackles, including 11/2 for loss and a fumble recovery for the Wildcats.

Villanova scored on two fumbles in the second quarter as Szczur caught a 30-yard score with 6:16 left and Yako kicked a 32-yard field goal with left 1:42 in the half.

Justin Thorpe was 13 of 32 for 144 yards to lead the Dukes (2-4, 0-3).