BOONE, N.C. — App State Football played yet another nailbiting game, falling 32-28 to James Madison in front of another above-capacity, sellout crowd at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
All four of the Mountaineers' games to date have been decided by four points or less, with 13 points being the combined separation.
App State (2-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) built a 28-3 lead and led 28-10 at the break before the Dukes (3-0, 1-0) scored 22 points over the final 16 minutes, 19 seconds in their first Sun Belt Conference game. After linebacker Trey Cobb made a fourth-and-1 stop for a 1-yard loss back to the App State 10 with 2:06 remaining, the Mountaineers advanced to their 42, with Chase Brice's 23-yard completion to Christan Horn getting them out from the shadow of their own end zone.