WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William & Mary's turnovers doomed them in front of a sold-out Homecoming crowd (13,125) at Zable Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe gave the ball up on six different occasions, resulting in 33 points for James Madison.
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James Madison returns an interception (Courtesy: JMU Athletics)
The defending national champions routed William & Mary 46-14.
W&M (2-5, 0-4) scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter – coming on a 33-yard pass from quarterback Tommy McKee to wideout Jordan Lowery and on a 66-yard run by tailback Noah Giles – but was unable to overcome a 43-0 deficit.
Freshman quarterback and former Oscar Smith star Shon Mitchell started the game for the Tribe, but was replaced by Brandon Battle after a 3-for-10 start.
The Dukes increased the nation's longest win streak to a CAA-record 19th straight victory. JMU is now 7-0 on the year and 4-0 in league play, while the Tribe fell to 2-5 and 0-4. The Dukes have also won eight in a row on the road – their longest in program history.
The 32-point win was the largest margin-of-victory for the Dukes in the 40-year history of the series, as JMU improved to 23-17 all-time against the Tribe.