WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Oct. 21, 2017)—The William & Mary football team outgained top-ranked James Madison by more than 100 yards in the second half but fell to the defending national champions, 46-14, in front of a sold-out Homecoming crowd (13,125) at Zable Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
 
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.
 
JMU (7-0, 4-0) capitalized off six W&M turnovers and converted the Tribe's miscues into 33 points.
 
Tribe Standouts
In addition to his 66-yard touchdown scamper, Giles posted a game-high and career-best 74 yards on three carries to lead the Tribe offensively.
 
Linebacker Nate Atkins totaled a team high and equaled a career high with 12 tackles to go with a TFL, while safety Mike Barta posted nine stops, a TFL and an interception in the end zone to stop a JMU drive. W&M's other interception came by cornerback Aaron Swinton and also came in the end zone to halt a scoring opportunity by the Dukes.
 
Defensive tackle Will Kiely also came up big with seven tackles, a sack and 2.0 TFL, while defensive end Matt Ahola posted six stops and 1.5 sacks.
 
Punter Will Michael posted one of his best performances of the season and averaged 44.3 yards per punt on his seven kicks and pinned the Dukes inside their own 20 twice.
 
Inside the Numbers
Although JMU outgained the Tribe, 389-298, the Tribe posted a big second half and outgained the Dukes by more than 100 yards (245-143) in the final 30 minutes.  
 
While W&M tallied a pair of interceptions, it threw four interceptions and lost a pair of fumbles.
 
JMU controlled the time of possession (33:21-26:39) and held W&M to just 3 of 13 on third downs.
 
The Tribe totaled 3.0 sacks with 8.0 TFL, while the Dukes posted 6.0 sacks and 8.0 TFL.
 
The Opposition
JMU tailback Marcus Marshall rushed for two touchdowns and totaled a team-high 64 yards on 11 carries.
 
Quarterback Bryan Schor completed 13 of 24 passes for 186 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and rushed for a score, while Terrence Alls posted a game-high seven catches for 113 yards.
 
Tyler Gray (42, 30) and Ethan Ratke (36, 39) both made a pair of field goals.
 
Defensively, Jordan Brown recorded two interceptions, while Jimmy Moreland and Rashad Robinson also had picks.
 
Notes
W&M's loss snapped a two-game winning streak when playing the nation's top-ranked team … The Tribe played three quarterbacks – McKee, Shon Mitchell (starter) and Brandon Battle … Nine different Tribe players caught at least one pass, but none had more than two catches … Giles touchdown run is W&M's longest play this season … W&M was penalized just once for 5 yards … JMU improves to 23-17 in the all-time series, while W&M maintains a 12-10 edge in games played in Williamsburg … The score marked the first time in the last eight meetings that the final margin was more than 10 points … W&M is now 52-37 all-time on Homecoming.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will return to action when it plays at Maine next Saturday at noon.