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Camden Coleman, George Pettaway lead unbeaten James Madison to 45-17 romp over Marshall

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 4). Camden Coleman, George Pettaway lead unbeaten James Madison to 45-17 romp over Marshall. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/camden-coleman-george-pettaway-lead-unbeaten-james-madison-to-45-17-romp-over-marshall/article_153d51ba-3100-5b2b-bac7-85bd71d43894.html

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Camden Coleman and George Pettaway led James Madison to a 45-17 victory over Marshall on Saturday. Coleman threw three touchdown passes while Pettaway rushed for two scores and set a career-high with 206 rushing yards. The Dukes, who were trailing early in the game, scored 28 consecutive points in the second quarter to take control of the match. James Madison improved their record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while Marshall fell to 3-2.
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On Saturday, Camden Coleman led an unbeaten James Madison team to a dominant 45-17 victory over Marshall in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Coleman threw three touchdown passes and completed 21 of 32 attempts for 263 yards. Meanwhile, George Pettaway rushed for two scores and set a career-high with 206 rushing yards. James Madison (5-0) led the Sun Belt Conference after turning a four-point deficit into a 38-14 halftime lead by scoring 28 straight points in the final quarter of the first half. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw a touchdown pass to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw early, but James Madison took control and never looked back, securing their fifth consecutive win.

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Dukes HARRISONBURG James Madison Marshall Va.

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Marshall PERSON · 6× Coleman PERSON · 5× Dukes ORG · 4× Corey Scott PERSON · 3× James Madison PERSON · 3× Pettaway PERSON · 2× Camden Coleman PERSON · 1× George Pettaway PERSON · 1× HARRISONBURG GPE · 1× Va. GPE · 1×

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Camden Coleman threw three touchdown passes, and George Pettaway rushed for two scores and a career-high 206 yards to lead unbeaten James Madison to a 45-17 victory over Marshall on Saturday in the Thundering Herd’s Sun Belt Conference opener.
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Camden Coleman threw three touchdown passes, and George Pettaway rushed for two scores and a career-high 206 yards to lead unbeaten James Madison to a 45-17 victory over Marshall on Saturday in the Thundering Herd’s Sun Belt Conference opener. asserted
Pettaway → throw → opener
Coleman completed 21 of 32 passes for 263 yards for James Madison (5-0, 2-0), which fell behind for the first time this season before scoring 28 straight in the final 12 minutes of the second quarter. asserted
which → complete → quarter
Pettaway scored on runs of 73 and 33 yards between a pair of touchdown passes from Coleman as the Dukes turned a four-point deficit into a 38-14 halftime lead. asserted
Dukes → score → lead
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson had a 3-yard scoring toss to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw on Marshall’s first possession for a 7-0 lead. asserted
Wilson → have → lead
Coleman connected with Corey Scott for a 53-yard touchdown to tie it after Michael Scott’s 45-yard kickoff return set the Dukes up at their own 45-yard line. asserted
return → connect → line
TJ Lester’s 1-yard scoring run gave Marshall a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter, but Coleman and Corey Scott teamed up for a 12-yard touchdown and the Dukes never trailed again. asserted
Dukes → give → touchdown
Corey Scott finished with five receptions for 104 yards. asserted
Scott → finish → yards
Pettaway followed with his long touchdown runs, and Coleman hit Noah Grevious for a 20-yard score and a big lead at halftime after scoring on six straight possessions. asserted
Coleman → follow → possessions
Nick Herman had a 3-yard touchdown run in the final minute for the Dukes. asserted
Herman → have → Dukes
Del Rio-Wilson totaled 221 yards on 21-for-37 passing for Marshall (3-2). asserted
Wilson → total → Marshall
He and backup Zion Turner both had a pass picked off by DJ Kelly. asserted
pass → have → Kelly
Marshall junior linebacker Chason Clark was injured near the end of the third quarter and taken off the field on a stretcher. asserted
Clark → injure → stretcher
Up next Marshall: Hosts Coastal Carolina on Saturday. asserted
Marshall → host → Saturday
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