University of Connecticut
James Madison
11/11/2026 6:09:00โฏPM | Football
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Quick Hits
The UConn Huskies are back at home this Saturday to host the James Madison Dukes at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Kick-off is schedule for 12:02 pm on CBS Sports Network.
This will be the seventh meeting all-time between UConn and James Madison with the Dukes holding a 5-1 edge in the series. This is just the second meeting during both school's FBS eras as JMU posted a 44-6 win at home over the Huskies during the 2023 season. The first five meetings took place between 1993 and 1999. This is the second game this season against a team in the Sun Belt Conference as UConn went on the road and posted a 48-20 win at Southern Miss in September.
UConn is coming in off a second-straight loss, losing at home to North Carolina last weekend, 38-21. The Huskies turned it over a season-high three times that led to 21 points for the Tar Heels.ย Running back Cyncir Bowers scored his team-leading eighth touchdown of the season in the loss.ย Quarterback Kalieb Osborne threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns but had a pair of interceptions and a fumble on the day.
QB Kalieb Osborne has 2,460 total yards this season, 358 on the ground and 2,102 yards through the air. He is currently 13th in the UConn record book for total offense in a season. His seven rushing touchdowns is currently fourth in the record book rushing TDs for a quarterback, three away from tying the record (10 - David Pindell, 2018).
Last Meeting vs. Dukes...
Nov. 11, 2023 -- #21 JMU 44 UConn 6 -- Harrisonburg, VA
The No. 21 nationally ranked James Madison Dukes scored 23 points in the second half on the way to dealing the UConn Huskies a 44-6 loss in front of a sold-out 25,240 at Bridgeforth Stadium. JMU quarterback Jordan McCloud led the way completing 33 of 37 for 457 yards and four touchdowns as the Dukes remained unbeaten at 10-0. JMU piled up 503 yards of total offense while holding the Huskies to 319 yards, 79 on the ground and just three-of-15 on third down. JMU wideouts Reggie Brown and Elijah Sarratt both went over a hundred yards receiving on the day. Brown hauled in nine passes for 202 yards and touchdown catches of 80 and 52 yards. Sarratt had 13 catches for 160 for the Dukes. UConn QB Ta'Quan Roberson finished 20-of-36 for 207 yards in the loss. Cam Ross caught four passes for a season-high 91 yards while Justin Joly had seven catches for 61 yards.
Scouting the Dukes... James Madison opened the season winning six-straight before conference loses to App State and Troy. The Dukes got back in the win column last week with a road win at Southern Miss, 54-23. JMU has the seventh best scoring offense in the country, averaging 40.6 points per game. QB Camden Coleman has passed for 1,814 yards and 17 touchdowns on the season and leads and offense that averages 455.6 yards per game, 16th in the NCAA. Running back George Pettaway has run the ball a team-high 124 times for 824 yards this season, scoring eight times. He averages 6.6 yards per carry, eighth nationally. His 103.0 yards per game ranks 14th. On defense linebacker Nakian Jackson has a team-high 71 tackles, 7.0 for loss.ย Fellow linebacker JT Hooten has 66 stops and a team-leading 6.0 sacks. Corner DJ Kelly has four interceptions this season, sixth most in college football. The Dukes have a weapon on special teams as well with kicker Morgan Suarez making 17 of 22 field goals this season.
UConn vs. the Sun Belt... UConn is 2-3 when matched-up against the Sun Belt Conference. The Huskies took down Southern Miss on the road earlier this season, 48-20. UConn snapped an 0-3 streak against the league in 2024 with a 34-27 win at home over Georgia State. UConn was 0-2 in 2023, losing at Georgia State, 35-17, and at James Madison, 44-6.ย The first meeting came in the 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl, a 28-14 loss to Marshall.ย The Huskies are 0-2 all-time against Marshall with the previous loss coming when the Thundering Herd was a member of Conference-USA. UConn is 1-5 against JMU all-time and 0-1 against Georgia Southern, dating back to the FCS years.
