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Joe Green passed for one touchdown, Gabe Hollingsworth barreled for another on Friday night and Columbia, thanks to a pair of goal-line stands, threw a 19-0 wrench into Dartmouth's ride towards an undefeated season. Twice in the final seven minutes, Dartmouth advanced to a first-and-goal - at the 5 and at the 7 - only to be stymied on both drives. Derek Kyler's final pass of the game was batted down at the line of scrimmage by the Lions Will Allen. The Columbia defense handed Dartmouth a shutout for the first time in a decade (Oct. 8, 2011) and held Big Green 60 yards rushing.

The Lions win also tightened the Ivy League standings as Columbia (5-1) and Dartmouth (5-1) each stand at 2-1 in conference. The remaining unbeatens, Harvard and Princeton, face off on Saturday. On Columbia's first touchdown, Hollingsworth was hit by Dartmouth's Jalen Mackie - the Ivy's leading tackler - and wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage on a direct snap. Hollingsworth stayed on his feet and hauled Mackie to the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown as Columbia grabbed a 9-0 lead. Green, a transfer from San Diego State, completed 14 of 22 passes for 98 yards. He lofted a 25-yard rainbow to Mike Roussos in the end zone as the Lions extended the lead to 19-0. With less than seven minutes left to play, Dartmouth got to a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line but turned the ball over on downs after a Lions defensive stand stopped two runs and forced two incompletions. Dartmouth's Kyler was 24-of-45 passing for 194 yards with an interception. - AP College Football

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FB Gabriel Hollingsworth, James Madison
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10/16/21 - Ethan Ratke, rSr/2022, James Madison, 5-09, 190 (DS#14 K) + More +

Ethan Ratke kicked a career-high four field goals and James Madison bounced back from its lone loss of the season with a 19-3 win over Richmond on Saturday. Cole Johnson hit Solomon Vanhorse over the middle on a short pass and the running back went untouched into the end zone for a 25-yard score and a 10-0 first-quarter lead. Ratke added a 32-yard field goal for a 13-0 lead. His other kicks came from 23, 24 and 26 yards. Jake Larson kicked a 40-yard field goal to get the Spiders (2-5, 0-4 Colonial Athletic Association) within 13-3 at halftime before Ratke added two more field goals in the third quarter for the final margin. Johnson finished 19-of-29 passing for 270 yards in leading the Dukes (6-1, 4-1), ranked seventh in the FCS coaches poll, to victory after a 28-27 loss to Villanova last week. Bruce Carter and Tony Thurston had two sacks each and James Madison six altogether. - AP College Football

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K Ethan Ratke, James Madison
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10/16/21 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#58 QB) + More +

Matthew Sluka passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores in Holy Cross' 48-14 victory over Georgetown on Saturday. Sluka was 7-of-10 passing for 136 yards, and he carried it 10 times for 92 yards. Marco Siderman added 116 yards passing, completing 11 of 15. Sluka's 34-yard rushing touchdown made it 41-7. Peter Oliver and Jordan Fuller also had rushing touchdowns for Holy Cross (4-2, 1-0 Patriot). Liam Anderson's 39-yard interception return gave Holy Cross a 28-0 lead at halftime. Pierce Holley and Joseph Brunell each threw an interception for Georgetown (1-4, 0-2). Holley's deep pass to a wide open Joshua Tomas went for 58 yards before getting tackled at the half-yard line, setting up the Hoyas' first touchdown with 6:12 left in the third quarter. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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10/02/21 - Cole Johnson, rSr/2022, James Madison, 6-4, 220 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Cole Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey intercepted a pass with 1:45 to play as James Madison, the second-ranked FCS team, held off New Hampshire 23-21 on Saturday. The Dukes (4-0, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) led 17-7 at halftime as Johnson hit Reggie Brown for a touchdown in the closing seconds. However Randall Harris picked of Johnson in the opening minutes of the third quarter and returned it 18 yards for the Wildcats (3-2, 2-1). Then New Hampshire took the lead, 21-17, when Bret Edwards found Brian Espanet for an 8-yard score after the Dukes lost a fumble.

The James Madison defense took over from there and the Dukes finally put together a winning drive. Johnson's second TD pass to Kris Thornton capped a 12-play, 77-yard drive for a 23-21 lead with 8:20 to go. Johnson had 273 yards on 33-of-44 passing with Thornton catching 12 balls for 112. The Dukes had 432 yards of offense. After their last touchdown, the Wildcats had three punts but still had a chance to win despite just 162 yards of offense before the interception near mid-field. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Cole Johnson, James Madison
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09/22/21 - Cole Johnson, rSr/2022, James Madison, 6-4, 220 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Five CAA Football teams remain ranked in the top 25 nationally in both the Stats Perform and AFCA Coaches FCS polls released after Week 3 of the regular season. James Madison (3-0) stayed at No. 2 in the AFCA poll and No. 3 in the Stats Perform rankings after its convincing 37-24 road victory over #9/8 Weber State last Saturday. The Dukes are off this weekend. Delaware (2-1) slid to No. 8 in the Stats Perform poll and No. 11 in the AFCA Coaches rankings following its 45-13 setback at Big Ten member Rutgers last week. The Blue Hens have a bye this Saturday. Villanova (3-0) moved up to No. 7 in the AFCA poll and rose to No. 11 in the Stats Perform poll after rallying past #21/18 Richmond, 34-27 last Saturday. The Wildcats travel to Big Ten power Penn State on Saturday. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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QB Cole Johnson, James Madison
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09/21/21 - Jacob Dobbs, rSr/2025, James Madison, 5-11, 233 (DS#21 ILB) + More +

SEPT 20 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, LB, Jr., 6-0, 232, Macomb, Michigan,...Dobbs was the consistent defensive force as Holy Cross won at Yale 20-17, posting at least three tackles in each quarter and 13 overall. Four were behind the line of scrimmage for 18 yards in losses, including two fourth-quarter sacks. It was Yale's first game since 2019, when it had the fourth-highest scoring offense in the FCS, and the two-time defending Patriot League champ held the Bulldogs to only a field goal in the final 40 minutes. Dobbs has posted double-figure tackles in four straight games. Honorable Mention: Kelechi Anyalebechi, LB, UIW; Harrison Beemiller, LB, Northern Arizona; Markquese Bell, S, Florida A&M; Ty Boeck, LB, Chattanooga;Nick Cagnetto, S, Drake; Braydon Deming, DE, Illinois State; Tyrell Grayson, DB, Dixie State; Corione Harris, DB, McNeese; Jalen Mackie, LB, Dartmouth; Jalen Porter, LB, ETSU; Ryan Saddler, LB, Bryant; J.T. Whitmore, DE, Campbell. - STATS FCS Football

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ILB Jacob Dobbs, James Madison
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09/19/21 - Cole Johnson, rSr/2022, James Madison, 6-4, 220 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Cole Johnson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead third-ranked James Madison over No. 9 Weber State 37-24 on Saturday night. Johnson bullied into the end zone from the 3 late in the first quarter, and his 5-yard touchdown pass to Antwane Wells Jr. stretched the Dukes' lead to 23-3 in the third quarter. The pair connected again for a 14-yard touchdown early in the fourth.

Johnson was 20-of-28 passing for 177 yards. Wells finished with eight catches for 76 yards. Ethan Ratke kicked a 44-yard field goal and made two more from the 40. The senior has kicked 78 career field goals for James Madison (3-0). Creyton Cooper tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Hayden Meacham in the third quarter for Weber State (1-2). Late in the fourth, Kylan Weisser threw a 27-yard TD pass to Rashid Shaheed and Josh Davis ran for a 2-yard score. The Dukes had never traveled farther west than Texas or North Dakota before Saturday night's matchup in Utah. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Cole Johnson, James Madison
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09/18/21 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#58 QB) + More +

Matthew Sluka passed for 80 yards and rushed for 85 with two touchdowns, Derek Ng made a 47-yard field goal with 48 seconds left and Holy Cross beat Yale 20-17 on Saturday. It was the first time Holy Cross has won at Yale since 1982. Sluka completed 7-of-13 passes and he carried it 19 times for Holy Cross (2-1). Sluka's 1-yard scoring run gave the Crusaders their first lead at 17-14. Yale's Jack Bosman made a 47-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to tie it at 17. Ng's kick capped an eight-play, 18-yard drive that took four-plus minutes off the clock, and Walter Reynolds sealed it with an interception.

The Crusaders started the season with an FBS victory at UConn, 38-28, for their first Bowl Subdivision victory since 2002 - but were upended by Merrimack 35-21 last week in their home opener. Griffin O'Connor threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns for Yale (0-1), which played for the first time since Nov. 23, 2019. O'Connor connected with Jackson Hawes on a 19-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead. Tight end JJ Howland was left wide open over the middle and raced for a 74-yard touchdown, breaking a tackle near the end zone for a 14-0 lead. Howland had three receptions for 102 yards. - Holy Cross Football/AP College Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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09/15/21 - Ethan Ratke, rSr/2022, James Madison, 5-09, 190 (DS#14 K) + More +

SEPT 13 CAA FOOTBALL CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Ratke, Sr., PK, James Madison (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee),...Ratke became the FCS all-time leader in points by a kicker (417) and tied the FCS career record for field goals (75) as James Madison beat Maine, 55-7. The senior accounted for 13 points vs Maine, making field goals of 41 and 21 yards and going 7-for-7 on extra points. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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K Ethan Ratke, James Madison
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09/14/21 - Ethan Ratke, rSr/2022, James Madison, 5-09, 190 (DS#14 K) + More +

SEPT 13 STATS FCS NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ethan Ratke, James Madison, PK, R-Sr., 5-10, 186, Mechanicsville, Virginia,...Ratke accounted for 13 points in James Madison's 55-7 CAA win over Maine while becoming the FCS all-time leader in points by a kicker (417) and tying the career record for field goals (75). He kicked field goals of 41 and 21 yards and was 7-for-7 on PATs in his 46th career game. The All-American has made 18 straight field goal attempts and at least one in 23 straight games since the 2019 season. Honorable Mention: Timmy Bleekrode, PK, Furman; JT Bohlken, P, Illinois State; Montae Braswell, KR/CB, Missouri State; Brian Bruzdewicz, PK, Duquesne; Kevin DeShields, DT, Delaware State; Caleb Lightbourne, P, Idaho; Logan Neidhardt, P, Eastern Illinois. - STATS FCS Football

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K Ethan Ratke, James Madison
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09/13/21 - Cole Johnson, rSr/2022, James Madison, 6-4, 220 (DS#16 QB) + More +

Cole Johnson threw four touchdowns passes to lead third-ranked James Madison to a 55-7 rout of Maine on Saturday. Johnson, who had five TD passes in James Madison's (2-0, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) season-opening win against Morehead State, was 25-of-30 passing for 384 yards. He lofted touchdown passes of 73 and 51 yards to Antwane Wells Jr. in the second quarter. Wells finished with eight catches for 179 yards receiving, both career highs. Scott Bracey had four receptions for 71 yards. Noah Turner made one catch, a 27-yard touchdown.

Ethan Ratke made field goals from 21 and 41 yards for the Dukes. The sixth-year senior now has an FCS-record 414 career points among kickers. He also has made a career 75 field goals, matching the FCS record held by Montana's Dan Carpenter (2004-2007). Mateo Jackson blocked a punt and Desmond Green scooped the ball, running it 30 yards into the end zone for the Dukes. Francis Meehan's pick-6 in the fourth quarter capped the scoring with 8:36 to play. Derek Robertson completed 8 of 22 passes for 88 yards and threw a touchdown pass and interception for the Black Bears. - James Madison/AP College Football

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QB Cole Johnson, James Madison
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09/09/21 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#58 QB) + More +

SEPT 6 PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, So., QB, Locust Valley, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial,...Sluka threw for a pair of touchdowns and rushed for one more to lead Holy Cross to a 38-28 victory over UConn, the program's first victory over an FBS opponent since 2002 and the first by a Patriot League team since 2015...The sophomore quarterback completed 9-of-16 passes for a career-high 123 yards...The 2020-21 Patriot League Rookie of the Year also rushed for 112 yards on 14 carries, including a 76-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up the game-sealing touchdown. - Patriot League Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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09/07/21 - Cole Johnson, rSr/2022, James Madison, 6-4, 220 (DS#16 QB) + More +

SEPT 6 CAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cole Johnson, Sr., QB, James Madison (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox),...Johnson completed 19-of-28 passes for 298 yards and a school-record tying five touchdowns in James Madison's season-opening 68-10 win over Morehead State. The senior averaged 15.8 yards per completion and helped the Dukes generate 687 yards of total offense, which was the fifth-most in school history. It was Johnson's sixth straight game with at least 200 passing yards. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

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QB Cole Johnson, James Madison
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09/04/21 - Kris Thornton, rSr/2023, James Madison, 5-07, 177 (DS#65 WR) + More +

Cole Johnson matched a program record with five touchdown passes, leading second-ranked James Madison in a 68-10 rout of Morehead State on Saturday night in a season opener. Kaelon Black had 100 yards rushing for the Dukes. Latrele Palmer added 98 yards on the ground with a pair of touchdowns. Johnson was 19-of-28 passing for 299 yards. He hit a wide-open Kris Thornton for a 54-yard touchdown on the Dukes' opening series.

The pair connected again for a 5-yard touchdown that stretched the Dukes' lead to 31-3 early in the third quarter. Johnson floated a 32-yard pass to Kevin Curry Jr. in the end zone in the fourth for his fifth scoring throw. The Dukes put up 688 yards of offense and held the Eagles to minus-57 yards rushing. They also scored a program-best 51 points in the second half. Mark Pappas completed 22 of 41 passes for 243 yards but threw three interceptions for Morehead State. - James Madison/AP College Football

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WR Kris Thornton, James Madison
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09/04/21 - Matthew Sluka, rSr/2026, James Madison, 6-2, 216 (DS#58 QB) + More +

Sophomore Matt Sluka passed for two touchdowns, ran for another and his 76-yard keeper in the fourth quarter iced Holy Cross' 38-28 season-opening win at UConn on Saturday. Sluka passed for 123 yards and ran for 112. His long run set up Tyler Purdy's 14-yard TD carry - his second score of the game - to give Holy Cross a 10-point lead with just over eight minutes left. Holy Cross, two-time defending Patriot League champion, gained the FCS playoff field last spring and the defeat of UConn is its first against an FBS opponent since 2002 (Army).

The Crusaders grabbed a 24-21 halftime lead when a Derek Ng's 30-yard field goal sailed through the uprights with three seconds on the clock and never trailed again. Holy Cross' Liam Anderson forced a fumble on UConn's first drive of the second half, recovered by Jared Dyer, and the Crusaders scored in five plays, pushing the lead to 31-21. Ng's ensuing kickoff covered just 23 yards, setting up the Huskies (0-2) at midfield. Jack Zergiotis pulled UConn back within 31-28 with an 8-yard scoring pass to Jayce Medlock. Zergiotis was 17 of 41 passing for 174 yards and three TDs. He was also picked off three times. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew Sluka, James Madison
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