FINAL SCORE
James Madison Dukes at Liberty Flames game details
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Williams Stadium (VA) · Attendance 24,022
Put the final score in perspective.
James Madison finished 18 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 James Madison 10, Liberty 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Liberty outscored its opponent in 0 and James Madison in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 James Madison | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
 Liberty | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 24 | 16 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-10 | 3-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Total Yards | 440 | 233 |
| Passing | 213 | 75 |
| Comp/Att | 17/25 | 7/21 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| Rushing | 227 | 158 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 42 |
| Yards per rush | 5.4 | 3.8 |
| Penalties | 7-72 | 6-44 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
James Madison Dukes
passing
| Alonza Barnett III | 17/25 | 213 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 74.4 |
rushing
| Wayne Knight | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 1 | 17 |
| Ayo Adeyi | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Alonza Barnett III | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 2 | 28 |
| George Pettaway | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jaylan Sanchez | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 30 |
| Lacota Dippre | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Landon Ellis | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 21 |
| Nick DeGennaro | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Wayne Knight | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Logan Kyle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Trent Hendrick | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Holmes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Thomas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Culp | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Lockett Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gannon Weathersby | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sahir West | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Brown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Gobaira | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eaglin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Immanuel Ezeogu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Taddeo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barksdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Immanuel Bush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Rodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Cotton Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Fique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Harris-Lopez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kells Bush | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal McMullin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Spinogatti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kye Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Wayne Knight | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
kicking
| Morgan Suarez | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Patrick Rea | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Liberty Flames
passing
| Ethan Vasko | 4/10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 57.8 |
| Michael Merdinger | 2/6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 |
| Ethan Houck | 1/5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 89.9 |
rushing
| Evan Dickens | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Ethan Vasko | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 1 | 19 |
| Michael Merdinger | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Ethan Houck | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Julian Gray | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Caden Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
receiving
| Jamari Person | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Donte Lee Jr. | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Evan Dickens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jacob Jenkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Julian Gray | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
defensive
| Derrell Farrar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brylan Green | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Carter | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Khori Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Bodnar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Auguste | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jarvis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Spurlock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damond Harmon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amarian Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Bazile Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Hopkins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dexter Ricks Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalon Rock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Dixon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Cohen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Cullins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Strickland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Pirolli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Brylan Green | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Jay Billingsley | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Max Morgan | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:42 | Morgan Suarez 39 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 4:55 | Jay Billingsley 47 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 5:34 | Ethan Vasko 2 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) | 3 – 10 |
| 2 | 1:19 | Landon Ellis 21 Yd pass from Alonza Barnett III (Morgan Suarez Kick) | 10 – 10 |
| 3 | 8:06 | Jay Billingsley 35 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 13 |
| 3 | 3:32 | Wayne Knight 1 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) | 17 – 13 |
| 4 | 11:07 | Alonza Barnett III 9 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) | 24 – 13 |
| 4 | 2:31 | Alonza Barnett III 13 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) | 31 – 13 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:34 AM UTCData methodology