Our side
MoneylineJMU to win
ours 35%
Projected score
30–22
JMU – GASO
2026-10-10 · kickoff TBD
Allen E. Paulson Stadium · Statesboro, GA
SBC game
Early season
The books
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Series
James Madison and Georgia Southern split 4 (2–2)
· 4 meetings since 2022
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge James Madison Dukes
219 ranks
James Madison Dukes #36 rush offense
Georgia Southern Eagles #255 run defense
Pass game
edge James Madison Dukes
121 ranks
James Madison Dukes #85 pass offense
Georgia Southern Eagles #206 pass defense
Run game
edge James Madison Dukes
80 ranks
Georgia Southern Eagles #101 rush offense
James Madison Dukes #21 run defense
Pass game
edge James Madison Dukes
85 ranks
Georgia Southern Eagles #110 pass offense
James Madison Dukes #25 pass defense
James Madison Dukes
Run-heavy · 62% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 42 rush ypg
Georgia Southern Eagles
Balanced · 51% run
Avg pace
Bob Chesney · 21-6
Clay Helton · 72-49 · offense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
James Madison Dukes
K
Morgan Suarez
3 FG · 14 XP · 23 pts
#20 K
RB
George Pettaway
99 rush yds · 4 TD
#76 RB
DB
Ken Willis
14 tkl
#273 DB
RB
Nick Herman
135 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec
#160 RB
Georgia Southern Eagles
WR
Ashton Hollins
13 rec · 203 yds · 2 TD
#26 WR
LB
Rashon Myles Jr.
19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#83 LB
DB
Chance Gamble
8 tkl · 2 PD
#179 DB
DL
Elijah Fears
4 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#325 DL
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
James Madison offense vs Georgia Southern defense+5.7 pts
Georgia Southern offense vs James Madison defense-2.3 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 447 mi
Altitude · context only335 m lower than the visitor's home elevation
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.