Liberty 13, James Madison 20 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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LIB	0	6	0	7	13
JMU	7	10	3	0	20

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Team stats

LIB		JMU
19	First downs	15
321	Total yards	291
230	Passing yards	118
17-27	Comp-Att	12-18
8.5	Yards per pass	6.6
91	Rushing yards	173
38	Rushes	31
2.4	Yards per rush	5.6
7-16	3rd down	4-10
1-3	4th down	0-0
12-82	Penalties-yards	7-77
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
37:17	Time of possession	22:43
0	Sacks	1
4	Tackles for loss	3
1	QB hurries	2
3	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	0
22	Kick return yards	36
11	Punt return yards	4
1	Passing TDs	1
0	Rushing TDs	1
7	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

LIB		JMU
-0.02	EPA per play	+0.28
38%	Success rate	38%
1.18	Explosiveness	1.25
-0.12	Rushing EPA per play	+0.21
32%	Rushing success rate	42%
+0.12	Passing EPA per play	+0.39
41%	Passing success rate	32%
39%	Standard downs success	42%
36%	Passing downs success	29%
2.31	Line yards per rush	3.08
0.49	Second-level yards	0.97
0.00	Open-field yards	1.77
14%	Stuff rate	23%
80%	Power success	67%
14%	Havoc caused	10%
4	Scoring chances	5
2.50	Points per chance	4.00
Own 29	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
5	Explosive plays	4
4%	Postgame win expectancy	96%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:39
James MadisonPUNT
0-7
Q28:57
LibertyFG
#42 C.Reeves field goal attempt from 30 yards GOOD (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera), clock 08:57
Drive: 16 plays, 62 yds
3-7
Q25:57
James MadisonFG
#5 M.Suarez field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 M.Dietzel), clock 05:57
Drive: 6 plays, 37 yds
3-10
Q21:53
James MadisonTD
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Evans pass complete short left to #3 C.Scott caught at LU 03, for 5 yards to the LU 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53 #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 M.Dietzel)
Drive: 7 plays, 67 yds
3-17
Q20:04
LibertyFG
Chase Reeves 42 Yd Field Goal
Drive: 7 plays, 51 yds
6-17
Q311:11
James MadisonFG
#5 M.Suarez field goal attempt from 32 yards GOOD (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 M.Dietzel), clock 11:11
Drive: 9 plays, 45 yds
9-20
Q48:33
LibertyTD
Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep middle to #2 M.Jackson caught at JMU04, for 34 yards to the JMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)
Drive: 4 plays, 61 yds
13-20

Score shown LIB-JMU.

Player stats

Passing

Player	Avg	TD	Int	C/Att	Yds
Deshawn Purdie	8.5	1	0	17/27	230

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
Kam Davis	16	51	3.2	8
Peyton Jones	9	25	2.8	6
Jaylon Coleman	3	18	6.0	10
Jaylen Henderson	1	3	3.0	3
Deshawn Purdie	7	3	0.4	8
Ethan Vasko	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	-11	-11.0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Makai Jackson	3	73	24.3	1	34
Jamari Person	2	49	24.5	0	33
Jaylon Coleman	3	37	12.3	0	23
Bryce Randolph	2	32	16.0	0	21
Kelsey Johnson	2	15	7.5	0	9
Zeke Wimbush	2	15	7.5	0	10
Caleb Ryan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kam Davis	1	2	2.0	0	2
Peyton Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
D-Icey Hopkins	7	7	0	0	0
Aidan Vaughan	7	4	1	0	0
Derrell Farrar	7	3	0.5	1	0
Brenton Williams	4	2	1.5	0	1
Elijah Hopkins	3	3	0	0	0
Ashton McShane	3	3	0	0	0
Nathan Pirolli	3	1	0	0	0
Deuce Spurlock	2	2	0	0	0
Micah Pollard	2	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Vessel	2	1	0	0	0
Michael Floyde	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Jarvis	1	1	0	0	0
Jayden Davis	1	1	0	0	0
Ethan Crisp	1	1	0	0	0
Myke Gunn	1	1	1	0	0
Lorenzo Payne	1	1	0	0	0
Ashton Whitner	1	0	0	0	0
Ronald Moore	1	0	0	0	0
Rashawn Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0
Jiquavious Marshall	0	0	0	2	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Deshawn Purdie	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Chase Reeves	2/2	100.0	42	1/1	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Sam Crossan	4	161	40.3	1	1	45

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jon Montiero	1	22	22.0	22	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Makai Jackson	2	11	5.5	11	0