Gardner-Webb at James Madison - 2024 Matchup Preview

Gardner-Webb Bulldogs at James Madison Dukes

Saturday, September 7th 2024 (6:00 PM EDT)
James Madison -35.5 (50.5) (0) Open: -33.0 | 54.5
James Madison 13 - Gardner-Webb: 6

Bulldogs (0 - 2) (2 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 24 - 56 (24 - 56 on Road)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: James Madison -4 (SP+ JMU -8)
JMU Win prob: 98% | Cover: 46%

Dukes (9 - 4) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach Bob Chesney (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 37 - 18 (40 - 15 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 9 - 4 (#28)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
WEBB Players
JMU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Gardner-Webb's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/7	Gardner-Webb at James Madison	+35.5	50.5	L 6 - 13	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Gardner-Webb at Charlotte	+14.0	46.5	L 26 - 27	O	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Gardner-Webb's Schedule

James Madison's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	James Madison at Charlotte	-6.5	47.5	W 30 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/7	James Madison vs Gardner-Webb	-35.5	50.5	W 13 - 6	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	James Madison at North Carolina	+10.0	48.0	W 70 - 50	O	Y
Sat 9/28	James Madison vs Ball State	-22.0	56.5	W 63 - 7	O	Y
Sat 10/5	James Madison at UL Monroe	-16.5	48.5	L 19 - 21	U	N
Thu 10/10	James Madison vs Coastal Carolina	-7.0	59.0	W 39 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/19	James Madison at Georgia Southern	-9.5	58.5	L 14 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/26	James Madison vs Southern Miss	-24.0	54.0	W 32 - 15	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	James Madison vs Georgia State	-14.5	53.5	W 38 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/16	James Madison at Old Dominion	-1.5	51.0	W 35 - 32	O	Y
Sat 11/23	James Madison at App State	-7.5	57.5	L 20 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/30	James Madison vs Marshall	-2.5	52.5	L 33 - 35	O	N
Wed 12/18	James Madison vs Western Kentucky	-7.5	50.5	W 27 - 17	U	Y

Important Stats (2023)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WEBB		0%	23.5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	55.5	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
JMU	#44 (.24)	46% (27)	37.1	40% (102)	2.75 (121)	133	52% (7)	286	3.92 (64)	#14 (.09)	33% (4)	18.4	29% (1)	37% (19)	2.86 (9)	40.1	1.2	1.6

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
WEBB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
JMU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2023

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WEBB Offense	2	23.5	23.5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
JMU Defense	13	18.4	15	33.2%	2.86	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	42%	57%	29%	37%	24%	.09

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
WEBB Defense	2	55.5	55.5	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
JMU Offense	13	37.1	40	45.6%	3.92	1.2	21	419	133	286	3.9	47%	52%	40%	52%	17%	.24

Additional Stats 2023

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Gardner-Webb	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
James Madison	13	31:15	21.2	37%	50%	5.5	40.1	1.2	1.6	8.5	3.4	3	33.4

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WEBB Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
JMU Defense	13	42% (6)	29% (1)	-	-	-	-	-.04 (8)	2.18 (1)	61% (10)	15% (2)	1.13 (117)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
WEBB Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
JMU Offense	13	47% (94)	40% (102)	34.2	133.2	3.9	17 (81)	.03 (121)	2.75 (121)	57% (131)	10% (69)	0.89 (114)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WEBB Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
JMU Defense	13	57% (127)	37% (19)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (26)	.24 (51)	1.7 (115)	38% (5)	27% (24)	.28 (48)	9% (4)	2.1 (77)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
WEBB Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
JMU Offense	13	52% (43)	52% (7)	22.2	33	285.8	8.7	12.9	36 (5)	11 (68)	.48 (13)	1.5 (90)	29% (25)	33% (51)	.38 (51)	7% (98)	2 (74)

Gardner-Webb's Power Ratings
Gardner-Webb's Power Rating: NR
Gardner-Webb's Offense Rating: NR
Gardner-Webb's Defense Rating: NR
2024 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Gardner-Webb's 2024 Expected Record: -
Gardner-Webb's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Gardner-Webb's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Gardner-Webb's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Big South Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

Power Ratings Matchup
Gardner-Webb: James Madison: 3.885

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Gardner-Webb: James Madison: 7.5

James Madison's Power Ratings
James Madison's Power Rating: 3.885 #82
James Madison's Offense Rating: 15.14 #106
James Madison's Defense Rating: 4.30 #23
2024 Talent Rating: 172.00 #124
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
James Madison's 2024 Expected Record: 9.0 - 4.0
James Madison's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: 7.5 #41
James Madison's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.7 #49
James Madison's Defense SP+ Rating: 22.9 #40

Average Talent
Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 235.21
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

Gardner-Webb Scoring
Offense: 23.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 23.5
Defense: 55.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 55.5

Gardner-Webb's 2024 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 1 - 1
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
James Madison 31
Gardner-Webb 27

Projected Total Points: 59

James Madison Scoring
Offense: 37.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 40
Defense: 18.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 15

James Madison's 2024 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	09/07	James Madison	13	Gardner-Webb	6	James Madison -35.5	Gardner-Webb	50.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
James Madison	1	0	0 Overs
Gardner-Webb	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#) WEBB at (#82) JMU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	WEBB	JMU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	#82
SP+SP+	NR	#41
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#26
OffenseOff	NR	#63
DefenseDef	NR	#18
Spec TeamsST	NR	#46
TalentTal	NR	#124
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#82

Gardner-Webb Injury Report

James Madison Notes(12/18) DL v good, DE O'Neill is elite, #2 good as well
(12/18) Great job by staff. Lost HC/OC/DC/portals, 9-4
(12/1) 2 str WTF L's to finish, 2 OT L to Marshall
(12/1) Rgame good, 244/4.6 ypc, QB Barnett eff. Bad L
(11/25) WTF L @ App, box score W but 2 TOs, 9 flags
(11/25) 3 L's as big favorites under 1st yr Chesney, why?
(11/18) Rgame good, QB meh in close W @ ODU
(10/22) Def stop rate 77% (#7) even after shocking GaSo L
(10/20) Barnett awful in bad L (Ga So), Rgame abysmal
(10/16) Into week 8 lead nation with 17 Def TO's
(10/10) QB Barnett has 3 games with 3 TDs in 1st half
(10/10) Rgame dominates. QB Barnett good. Tough team
James Madison Injury Report

Gardner-Webb on Offense


CategoryCat	WEBB Off	JMU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	#18
SuccessSuc	NR	#4
ExplosiveExp	NR	#128
PPAPPA	NR	#14
PowerPwr	NR	#23
SP+SP+	NR	#40
Pts POPPO	NR	#9
HavocHav	NR	#1

Gardner-Webb Run Game


CategoryCat	WEBB Off	JMU Def
Run GameRun	NR	#20
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#1
Run ExplRExp	NR	#117
PPAExp	NR	#8
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#1
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#2
TackleTak	-	#62

Gardner-Webb Pass Game


CategoryCat	WEBB Off	JMU Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#25
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#19
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#115
PPAExp	NR	#51
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#24
F7 HavocF7	NR	#2
DB HavocDB	NR	#4

James Madison on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	JMU Off	WEBB Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#63	NR
SuccessSuc	#27	NR
ExplosiveExp	#82	NR
PPAPPA	#44	NR
PowerPwr	#106	NR
SP+SP+	#49	NR
Pts POPPO	#64	NR
HavocHav	#84	NR

James Madison Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	JMU Off	WEBB Def
Run GameRun	#35	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#102	NR
Run ExplRExp	#114	NR
PPAExp	#121	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#20	-
OL YdsOLY	#121	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#132	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

James Madison Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	JMU Off	WEBB Def
Pass GamePass	#92	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#7	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#90	NR
PPAExp	#13	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#41	NR
F7 HavocF7	#69	NR
DB HavocDB	#98	NR

Program Comparison
JMU 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'24 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

WEBB 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'24 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Bridgeforth Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 2
James Madison -35.5 (50.5)
James Madison won vs Gardner-Webb this year (13-6)

Previous Matchups
James Madison beat Gardner-Webb in 2024 (13-6)

WEBB's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WEBB's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Trevor Moffitt (Tr)	18	4	2	1	0
Steven Rose Jr.	18	1	0	0	0
Raquon Hartley	13	4	3	0	1
Miles Richardson	9	1	0	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Raquon Hartley	13	4	3	0	1
Trevor Moffitt (Tr)	18	4	2	1	0
Marquis Black (Tr)	2	1	1	0	0
Antonio O'Berry	8	1	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jeff Bowens	7	0	0	0	1
Raquon Hartley	13	4	3	0	1
Trevor Moffitt (Tr)	18	4	2	1	0

JMU's OC Dean Kennedy (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Alonza Barnett	212	354	60%	2596	26	4	7.3
Billy Atkins	16	24	67%	181	1	0	7.5

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
George Pettaway (Tr)	163	976	5	6.0	31
Alonza Barnett	135	450	7	3.3	50
Wayne Knight	77	449	2	5.8	59
Jobi Malary (Tr)	45	269	2	6.0	32

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Omarion Dollison	37	633	6	17.1	73
Yamir Knight	52	605	4	11.6	68
Taylor Thompson	33	448	6	13.6	36
Cameron Ross	37	443	3	12.0	43

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JMU's DC Lyle Hemphill (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jacob Thomas	73	8	1	1	3
Khairi Manns (Tr)	70	14	9	8	2
Jacob Dobbs (Tr)	69	4	3	2	0
Chris Shearin (Tr)	58	2	0	2	4

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Eric O'Neill (Tr)	53	18	13	16	3
Khairi Manns (Tr)	70	14	9	8	2
Jacob Dobbs (Tr)	69	4	3	2	0
Trent Hendrick	54	9	3	3	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Terrence Spence (Tr)	38	1	0	7
Jordan Taylor (Tr)	24	0	0	5
Chris Shearin (Tr)	58	2	2	4