***Reader Warning --- If you look at JMU's numbers and think about how bad we've been offensively lately, there's a chance you may experience vertigo or some kind of nausea. This is not directly linked to the Class Action Lawsuit involving the Camp Lejeune Water Contamination from 1953-1987.***
If JMU has any kind of "soft underbelly", it's the secondary. They're able to cover that up a bit with a very strong front 4 rotation (3 sacks per game tied for 14th in the country --- ODU is actually #1 overall with 4.17 per game). They're also averaging 9 tackles for loss per game. Georgia Southern was able to beat them by their QB throwing for 578 yards and 4 TDs and forcing 4 turnovers. I can't see us replicating that...
I have to admit, on paper, this looks really really really bad for us on Saturday.
If JMU has any kind of "soft underbelly", it's the secondary. They're able to cover that up a bit with a very strong front 4 rotation (3 sacks per game tied for 14th in the country --- ODU is actually #1 overall with 4.17 per game). They're also averaging 9 tackles for loss per game. Georgia Southern was able to beat them by their QB throwing for 578 yards and 4 TDs and forcing 4 turnovers. I can't see us replicating that...
I have to admit, on paper, this looks really really really bad for us on Saturday.
| [COLOR=%s]Marshall (3-3)[/COLOR] | [COLOR=%s]James Madison (5-1)[/COLOR] | |
| PPG | 26.7 (83rd) | 43.2 (6th) |
| Points Allowed | 17.33 (17th) | 20.0 (27th) |
| Total Offense | 399.0 (71st) | 519.7 (6th) |
| Rush Offense | 210.2 (21st) | 212.7 (18th) |
| Pass Offense | 188.8 (112th) | 307.0 (19th) |
| Offensive Pass Effic | 137.13 (74th) | 169.61 (10th) |
| 3rd Down Offense | 40% (68th) | 44% (45th) |
| Total Defense | 290.7 (13th) | 287.8 (11th) |
| Rush Defense | 77.3 (2nd) | 36.2 (1st) |
| Pass Defense | 213.3 (46th) | 251.7 (93rd) |
| Defensive Pass Effic | 115.47 (17th) | 132.57 (71st) |
| 3rd Down Defense | 26% (3rd) | 28% (9th) |
| Turnover Margin Per Game | +0.67 (26th) | +0.33 (45th) |
| Penalty Yards Per Game | 50.67 (46th) | 41.83 (21st) |
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