FINAL SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at James Madison Dukes game details
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET
Flagler Credit Union Stadium · Attendance 15,808
Put the final score in perspective.
James Madison finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 44 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Western Kentucky 14, James Madison 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, James Madison outscored its opponent in 3 and Western Kentucky in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Western Kentucky | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
 James Madison | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 14 | 19 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 7-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 318 | 394 |
| Passing | 302 | 182 |
| Comp/Att | 25/39 | 17/24 |
| Yards per pass | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 16 | 212 |
| Rushing Attempts | 20 | 46 |
| Yards per rush | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Penalties | 3-40 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:28 | 36:32 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
passing
| Caden Veltkamp | 25/39 | 302 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 76.5 |
rushing
| Elijah Young | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 17 |
| George Hart III | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Smith | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Veltkamp | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Dalvin Smith | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 1 | 65 |
| Kisean Johnson | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 0 | 36 |
| Easton Messer | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 30 |
| Moussa Barry | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 17 |
| K.D. Hutchinson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Elijah Young | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Michael Mathison | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
fumbles
defensive
| Keyshawn Swanson | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devonte' Mathews | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terreance Ellis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deante McCray | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavion Griffin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Matthews | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Robinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Lynch | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Walker IV | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Benjamin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrion Thompson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylan Guidry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Eugene Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Herard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keondre Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swipe Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosea Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Cameron Flowers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Lucas Carneiro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Cole Maynard | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
James Madison Dukes
passing
| William Atkins IV | 16/23 | 181 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 79.5 |
| JC Evans | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 |
rushing
| George Pettaway | 14 | 100 | 7.1 | 0 | 21 |
| JC Evans | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 1 | 27 |
| Wayne Knight | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jobi Malary | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Taji Hudson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| William Atkins IV | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yamir Knight | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Omarion Dollison | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 0 | 33 |
| Yamir Knight | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Wayne Knight | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Taylor Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
| Dylan Williams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Kyi Wright | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
fumbles
defensive
| Chris Shearin | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barksdale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence Spence | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brown | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khairi Manns | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gannon Weathersby | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric O'Neill | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey Logan Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Flowe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Immanuel Bush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Fique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal McMullin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trashon Dye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Cameron Ross | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Yamir Knight | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
kicking
| Noe Ruelas | 2/4 | 50.0 | 28 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Ryan Hanson | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:03 | JC Evans 7 Yd Run (Noe Ruelas Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:34 | Moussa Barry 17 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:51 | Dalvin Smith 11 Yd pass from Caden Veltkamp (Lucas Carneiro Kick) | 14 – 7 |
| 3 | 8:09 | Kyi Wright 1 Yd pass from JC Evans (Noe Ruelas Kick) | 14 – 14 |
| 3 | 2:25 | Noe Ruelas 28 Yd Field Goal | 14 – 17 |
| 4 | 14:13 | Lucas Carneiro 31 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 17 |
| 4 | 9:20 | Taylor Thompson 21 Yd pass from Billy Atkins (Noe Ruelas Kick) | 17 – 24 |
| 4 | 1:57 | Noe Ruelas 25 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 27 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 9:22 PM UTCData methodology