(STATS) - Any deficit in the FCS playoffs was going to trouble unbeaten Sam Houston State considering it had trailed against only one opponent all season - for a mere 3 minutes, 14 seconds of first-quarter clock.
So the Bearkats weren't prepared for the kind of lead James Madison built against them Friday night.
No team would be.
Fourth-seeded James Madison scored early and often while eliminating the fifth-seeded Bearkats 65-7 in the national quarterfinals at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
James Madison (12-1), which won the CAA Football title under first-year coach Mike Houston, advances to the FCS semifinals for the third time in program history.