CFB

James Madison 54, at Southern Mississippi 23

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · Final · Bowl Subdivision

Bowl Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

James Madison Dukes

8-2 · W1 · #24 (1783 ELO +8)

10 6 14 24 54

Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

3-6 · L1 · #153 (1210 ELO -8)

0 14 0 9 23

M. M. Roberts Stadium · Hattiesburg, MS

Attendance: 24,182

James Madison pulls away from Southern Mississippi on Thursday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — James Madison used a balanced offense and a decisive second-half surge to defeat Southern Mississippi 54-23 in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Thursday at M. M. Roberts Stadium. The announced attendance was 24,182. James Madison improved to 8-2. Southern Mississippi fell to 3-6. Southern Mississippi quarterback John White led the Golden Eagles through the air, throwing for 266 yards while completing 22 of 35 attempts with one passing touchdown. White also scored on a 3-yard run. Kaden Saunders was a reliable target with six catches for 122 yards and added a 10-yard punt return. Mario… Read more...

Top Statlines

John White SOMS 35/22-266yd 1td 1td
Camden Coleman JMU 4/4-72yd 1td
Steven Robinson SOMS 15run-54yd 3rec-11yd 1td

Forecasting

ELO Probability JMU 92.5%

Spread JMU -13.5

Projected Score JMU 54 SOMS 28

Money Line SOMS +398/JMU -698

Over/Under 58 (Over)