Troy Trojans vs James Madison Dukes, Sun Belt Championship

College Football

Troy

8-5

14-31

Final

#25James Madison

12-1

Bridgeforth Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Fumble Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
TROY	0	14	0	0	14
JMU	3	14	0	14	31

Who won: James Madison 31-14

The James Madison Dukes beat the Troy Trojans 31-14 in Sun Belt Championship on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Bridgeforth Stadium. The James Madison outscored the Troy 14-0 in the 4th quarter. Alonza Barnett III led the James Madison in passing yards (10/25, 93 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Goose Crowder led the Troy in passing yards (15/34, 196 YDS).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TROYJMU

121st Downs19

4-183rd down efficiency2-14

0-24th down efficiency1-2

177Total Yards411

203Passing93

16/39Comp/Att10/25

5.2Yards per pass3.7

-26Rushing318

28Rushing Attempts42

-0.9Yards per rush7.6

4-45Penalties7-80

1Turnovers2

1Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown1

29:26Possession30:34

Player of the game

Sahir West

JMU · 10 TKL, 3 SACKS

8.7

Win probability

100%JMU final

TROYJMU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00JMU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:28JMU
Rush
Kneel down by James Madison at TROY16 for loss of 1 yard
3rd & 13 at TROY 15
Q4 0:54JMU
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by James Madison at TROY15 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at TROY 14
Q4 1:33JMU
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by James Madison at TROY14 for loss of 2 yards
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 12
Q4 1:43
15 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush left for 15 yards gain to the TROY12 (#14 D.Daniel-Sisavanh), 1ST DOWN
W. Knight · 21 CAR, 212 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 27
Q4 1:49TRO
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass incomplete short middle to #2 P.Higgins thrown to TROY45, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 8 at TROY 27
Q4 1:58
Incomplete to P. Higgins
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass incomplete short left to #2 P.Higgins thrown to TROY36 broken up by #32 D.Barksdale
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at TROY 27
Q4 2:00TRO
Timeout
Timeout Troy, clock 02:00
Q4 2:32
Sacked for a loss of 5
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease sacked for loss of 5 yards to the TROY27 (#9 X.Holmes)
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at TROY 32
Q4 2:58
7 yd completion to D. Epps
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass complete short right to #18 D.Epps caught at TROY32, for 7 yards to the TROY32 (#1 M.Rodgers; #21 C.Harris-Lopez)
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 25
Q4 3:17
Kickoff, touchback
#95 C.Rosa kickoff 65 yards to the TROY00, Touchback
C. Rosa
SCOREQ4 3:17
Scoop and score! 22 yd return
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease sacked for loss of 10 yards to the TROY22 (#15 S.West), fumble by #10 T.Kilcrease recovered by JMU #56 D.Spinogatti at TROY22 #56 D.Spinogatti return 22 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:17 #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 J.Kennard)
TROY 14 - 31 JMU
Q4 3:26TRO
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass incomplete short right to #18 D.Epps thrown to TROY45 broken up by #30 J.Eaglin
3rd & 19 at TROY 32
Q4 3:58
Sacked for a loss of 5
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease sacked for loss of 9 yards to the TROY32 (#15 S.West, #8 A.Thomas)
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at TROY 41
Q4 3:58
Incomplete to D. Epps
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease pass incomplete short middle to #18 D.Epps thrown to JMU45
T. Kilcrease · 1/5, 7 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TROY 41
Q4 4:03
Kickoff returned 27 yds
#95 C.Rosa kickoff 66 yards to the TROY14 #18 D.Epps return 27 yards to the TROY41 (#1 M.Rodgers; #12 K.Holmes)
C. Rosa
Q4 4:11JMU
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY JMU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#28 J.Malary) 15 yards from JMU35 to JMU20. NO PLAY
TOUCHDOWNQ4 4:11
Touchdown! 26 yd run
A. Barnett III · 12 CAR, 85 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III rush middle for 26 yards gain to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:11, 1ST DOWN #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 J.Kennard)
TROY 14 - 24 JMU
Q4 4:50
40 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush left for 40 yards gain to the TROY26 (#3 D.Lafayette), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
W. Knight · 21 CAR, 212 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at JMU 34
Q4 5:33
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush middle for 3 yards gain to the JMU34 (#6 J.Powe; #2 S.Cattledge)
W. Knight · 21 CAR, 212 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at JMU 31
Q4 5:50
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 W.Knight rush right for 7 yards gain to the JMU31 (#7 J.Stringer; #6 J.Powe), 1ST DOWN
W. Knight · 21 CAR, 212 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at JMU 24
Q4 6:30
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III rush middle for 7 yards gain to the JMU24 (#14 D.Daniel-Sisavanh)
A. Barnett III · 12 CAR, 85 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at JMU 17
Q4 6:36
Punt, 0 yds
#28 E.Crenshaw punt 38 yards to the JMU17
E. Crenshaw · 4th & 7 · 4th & 7 at TROY 45
Q4 7:07
1 yd run
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease rush right for 1 yard gain to the TROY45 (#13 T.Brown), out of bounds
T. Kilcrease · 7 CAR, -19 YDS · 3rd & 8 · 3rd & 8 at TROY 44
Q4 8:00
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #10 T.Kilcrease rush middle for 1 yard loss to the TROY44 (#8 A.Thomas; #15 S.West)
T. Kilcrease · 7 CAR, -19 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at TROY 45