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
1–1
James Madison
20
2–0
Attendance
—
not yet reported
LibertyLIB
James MadisonJMU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Deshawn Purdie | 17/27 | 230 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | JC Evans | 7/9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | Camden Coleman | 5/9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Kam Davis | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 |
| LIB | Peyton Jones | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| LIB | Jaylon Coleman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| LIB | Deshawn Purdie | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 8 |
| LIB | Jaylen Henderson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| LIB | Ethan Vasko | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| JMU | JC Evans | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 |
| JMU | Seth Cromwell | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 51 |
| JMU | George Pettaway | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 1 | 7 |
| JMU | Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| JMU | Nick Herman | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Makai Jackson | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 34 |
| LIB | Jamari Person | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 33 |
| LIB | Jaylon Coleman | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 23 |
| LIB | Bryce Randolph | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
| LIB | LaKelsey Johnson Jr. | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| LIB | Zeke Wimbush | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| LIB | Caleb Ryan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| LIB | Kam Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| LIB | Peyton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Noah Grevious | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 |
| JMU | Cole Keller | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
| JMU | Corey Scott | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 1 | 7 |
| JMU | Za'Ron Collins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
| JMU | Braeden Wisloski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Deshawn Purdie | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Aidan Vaughan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | D-Icey Hopkins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Derrell Farrar | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LIB | Brenton Williams | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Ashton McShane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Elijah Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Nathan Pirolli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Deuce Spurlock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Jeremiah Vessel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Micah Pollard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Michael Floyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Ashton Whitner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Ethan Crisp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Jayden Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Lorenzo Payne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Mike Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Myke Gunn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Prince Cottonham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Rashawn Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Ronald Moore Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LIB | Jiquavious Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JMU | Jayon Harvey | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | Ken Willis | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Amar Thomas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Nakian Jackson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | DJ Kelly | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | JT Hooten | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Mychal McMullin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Seth Gathers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | Danny Royster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | KJ Flowe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Kells Bush | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Kevin Roberts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Jayden Studio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | TJ McGill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JMU | Turner Schmidt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Damier Minkah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | JT Kouame-Yao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Kaleb Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Rasheed Lovelace | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Roddrey McWilliams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Terrence Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMU | Ernest Willor Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Chase Reeves | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 7 |
| JMU | Morgan Suarez | 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 2/2 | 8 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Sam Crossan | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| JMU | Patrick Rea | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Jon Monteiro | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| JMU | Michael Scott | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | Makai Jackson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| JMU | Michael Scott | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Previous 6 meetings vs. Team
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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