Cardon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and a career-best 265 yards, the Dukes rushed for 422 total yards and James Madison beat East Carolina 34-14 in Saturday’s opener to extend its win streak to 13 straight.
Johnson’s performance was the most rushing yards ECU has allowed a single rusher since West Virginia’s KJ Harris had 337 in 2004.
Johnson scored on an 85-yard run on the opening play of the second half and on an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter. Marcus Marshall added a 70-yard scoring run in the fourth.
Bryan Schor capped a nine-play, 82-yard drive with a 4-yard TD keeper on JMU’s second possession.