THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2026

Liberty at James Madison

Sat 09/05/2026 12:00 PMBridgeforth StadiumJames Madison pregame67% — Pregame win probability: 67% for James Madison. James Madison favored, and won.

70°0 mph N · 98% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Liberty

13

7–1

James Madison

20

7–2

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

Liberty1 unplaced
J. Person2 of 4M. Jackson3 of 4B. Randolph2 of 3Other10 of 15Unattributed0 of 1
DeepShort
0.0
34.04.0
18.02.5
12.04.8
10.71.5
3.65.0
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
James Madison
C. Scott4 of 5N. Grevious4 of 4C. Keller1 of 2Other3 of 7
DeepShort
—
30.07.0
—
3.82.4
0.0
8.31.8
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Liberty1 unplaced
DeepShort
0%
100%2.94
67%2.84
60%1.57
67%2.49
29%0.74
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
James Madison
DeepShort
—
100%3.14
—
20%2.38
0%
50%1.17
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Liberty1 unplaced
DeepShort
0
34
54
60
32
50
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
James Madison
DeepShort
—
30
—
38
0
50
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Liberty1 unplaced
DeepShort
-0.9
2.9
5.5
6.9
3.9
-9.1
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
James Madison
DeepShort
—
3.1
—
1.3
-0.6
3.7
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Liberty
DeepShort
— · —
30 · 4
49 · 5
36 · 24
29 · 3
15 · 35
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams
James Madison
DeepShort
—
23 · 7
—
26 · 12
— · —
39 · 11
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

Liberty
K. Davis16P. Jones9D. Purdie6Other5
2.833%0%
3.20%75%
3.614%100%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
James Madison
G. Pettaway15J. Evans8S. Cromwell4Other3Unattributed1
23.00%0%
5.221%67%
3.633%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Liberty
25
63
25
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
James Madison
23
124
18
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Liberty
-1.7
-0.8
-0.1
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
James Madison
1.0
1.3
4.2
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Liberty
19 · 8 · 0
57 · 7 · 0
22 · 3 · 0
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams
James Madison
7 · 5 · 13
71 · 15 · 41
12 · 7 · 1
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Previous 6 meetings vs. Liberty

James Madison 5–1 vs Liberty

  • 2025 · wk 4James Madison 31 @ Liberty 13
  • 2014 · wk 14Liberty 26 @ James Madison 21
  • 2011 · wk 3James Madison 27 @ Liberty 24
  • 2010 · wk 4Liberty 3 @ James Madison 10
  • 2009 · wk 4James Madison 24 @ Liberty 10
  • 2003 · wk 2Liberty 6 @ James Madison 48

Previous 2 meetings vs. Billy Napier

Liberty 0–2 vs Billy Napier

  • 2021 · wk 12 (coaching change that season)Louisiana 42 @ Liberty 14
  • 2019 · wk 2Liberty 14 @ Louisiana 35

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Jamey Chadwell

James Madison 2–0 vs Jamey Chadwell

  • 2025 · wk 4James Madison 31 @ Liberty 13
  • 2022 · wk 13 (coaching change that season)Coastal Carolina 7 @ James Madison 47

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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