EUGENE, Ore. – No. 12-seeded James Madison capped its first-ever Sun Belt championship season with the conference’s first-ever berth into the College Football Playoff. The Dukes scored 28 second-half points in a 51-34 loss to No. 5-seeded Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, going over 500 yards of total offense in the process.
James Madison’s 34 points scored and 509 yards of total offense were the most conceded by Oregon this season. No other team tallied over 400 yards of total offense against the Ducks and just one scored 30-or-more points—No. 1 Indiana, which handed Oregon its lone loss of the season.