HARRISONBURG, Va. — Middle Tennessee football never got going on Saturday evening, failing to find a rhythm on offense as they fell to James Madison 44-7 in Bridgeforth Stadium.
The Blue Raiders (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) gained just 24 total yards of offense in the first half, while the Dukes (1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) gained over 300 yards with a 20:08 time of possession, putting MTSU behind 21-0 at the halftime break.
Yusuf Ali got MTSU on the scoreboard late, fighting through a deflection to secure the Blue Raiders' first touchdown of the season on 26-yard touchdown pass from Chase Cunningham in the third quarter.