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Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 8 p.m. ET No. 5 Seed Oregon 51, No. 12 James Madison 34Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon
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SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
JMU #12 James Madison (12-2) 3 3 14 14 34
ORE #5 Oregon (12-1) 13 21 14 3 51


GAME BOOK


 

2025-26 CFP BRACKET


 

Attendance:
55,124
Kickoff Time:
4:40 p.m. PT
End of Game:
8:33 p.m. PT
Game Duration:
3:53


EUGENE, OREGON - Dante Moore threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Oregon beat No. 19 James Madison 51-34 on Saturday night in a College Football Playoff opener.

The Ducks (12-1) advanced to face Texas Tech in a quarterfinal game at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1. Oregon won a playoff game for the first time since 2014, when the Ducks beat Florida State in the Rose Bowl semifinal before losing to Ohio State.

James Madison (12-2) dropped Group of Five teams to 0-4 in CFP games. No. 17 Tulane fell 41-10 at No. 6 Mississippi as well Saturday.

Moore completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson less than two minutes into the game to give Oregon a lead it would not relinquish. Johnson hauled in Moore’s pass with his right hand, and romped into the end zone while dragging a pair of defenders.

James Madison responded with a 30-yard field goal from Morgan Suarez on its next drive, one which required 15 plays and burned 8:03. The Ducks took over from there, rattling off four straight touchdowns before the Dukes snuck in another field goal from Suarez ahead of halftime, which brought the score to 34-6.

In falling behind by such a wide margin, James Madison went away from its rushing attack, which ranked fifth in the nation in average yards per game entering the evening. Sun Belt Player of the Year Alonza Barnett III completed 23 of 48 passes, including a 47-yard touchdown pass to Nick DeGennaro on James Madison’s first drive of the third quarter.

Oregon promptly responded with two touchdowns, including wide receiver Malik Benson’s second TD and a blocked punt that Jayden Limar scooped and returned 15 yards for a score. James Madison scored the last three touchdowns.

The victory was the Ducks’ seventh straight since losing to No. 1 Indiana 30-20 on Oct. 11. James Madison had won 11 in a row.


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 13:17 0-6 Oregon J.Johnson 41 yd pass from #5 D.Moore (#83 R.Saleapaga rush failed) 4-68
(01:38)
1st 05:14 3-6 JMU M.Suarez 30 yd FG 15-63
(08:03)
1st 02:37 3-13 Oregon D.Moore 5 yd rush (#36 A.Sappington kick) 5-75
(02:37)
2nd 11:33 3-20 Oregon D.Hill Jr 56 yd rush (#36 A.Sappington kick) 3-78
(01:34)
2nd 09:18 3-27 Oregon J.McClellan 20 yd pass from #5 D.Moore (#36 A.Sappington kick) 4-63
(01:18)
2nd 04:22 3-34 Oregon M.Benson 46 yd pass from #5 D.Moore (#97 G.Hurych kick) 5-80
(01:45)
2nd 00:06 6-34 JMU M.Suarez 38 yd FG 9-33
(00:54)
3rd 12:08 13-34 JMU N.DeGennaro 47 yd pass from #14 A.Barnett III (#5 M.Suarez kick) 6-75
(02:52)
3rd 10:24 13-41 Oregon M.Benson 45 yd pass from #5 D.Moore (#97 G.Hurych kick) 4-76
(01:40)
3rd 07:05 13-48 Oregon J.Limar 15 yd blocked punt return (#97 G.Hurych kick)
(00:55)
3rd 01:15 20-48 JMU G.Pettaway 24 yd pass from #14 A.Barnett III (#5 M.Suarez kick) 4-36
(01:46)
4th 10:26 26-48 JMU L.Dippre 2 yd rush (#8 I.Alston pass from #14 A.Barnett III failed) 9-89
(03:40)
4th 04:22 26-51 Oregon A.Sappington 48 yd FG 10-17
(06:04)
4th 01:05 34-51 JMU A.Barnett III 1 yd rush (#11 N.DeGennaro pass from #14 A.Barnett III) 9-99
(03:17)


JMU STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 0 Jaylan Sanchez
WR 11 Nick DeGennaro
WR 13 Landon Ellis
QB 14 Alonza Barnett III
TE 15 Lacota Dippre
RB 3 Wayne Knight
OL 52 Carter Sweazie
OL 55 Riley Robell
OL 60 Zach Greenberg
OL 76 Pat McMurtrie
OL 79 Joseph Simmons
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DB 13 Tyler Brown
DL 15 Sahir West
CB 2 Elijah Culp
LB 3 Gannon Weathersby
DB 32 DJ Barksdale
DL 33 Andrew Taddeo
LB 5 Trent Hendrick
LB 56 Drew Spinogatti
DB 7 Jacob Thomas
DL 8 Amar Thomas
DL 90 Terry Lockett Jr.

JMU RESERVES

1 - Mekhi Rodgers, 10 - Braeden Wisloski, 11 - Patrick Rea, 11 - Trashon Dye, 12 - Kye Holmes, 14 - KJ Flowe, 16 - TJ McGill, 18 - Logan Kyle, 2 - Jayden Mines, 21 - Curtis Harris-Lopez, 22 - Chase Regan, 23 - Ken Willis, 23 - Jordan Fuller, 26 - Jayden Studio, 28 - Jobi Malary, 30 - Justin Eaglin, 33 - Logan Ketcham, 46 - Immanuel Ezeogu, 47 - Josiah Kennard, 5 - Morgan Suarez, 5 - Ayo Adeyi, 56 - JaKobe Campbell, 6 - George Pettaway, 68 - Trent Wilson, 71 - Deacon Rawls, 72 - Josh Toner, 73 - Evan Bushong, 78 - James Pogorelc, 8 - Isaiah Alston, 84 - Brian Hnat, 88 - Kells Bush, 89 - Josh Phifer, 9 - Matthew Sluka, 9 - Xavier Holmes, 93 - Mychal McMullin, 95 Cristiano Rosa, 97 - Aiden Gobaira.

OREGON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 11 Jeremiah McClellan
TE 18 Kenyon Sadiq
WR 4 Malik Benson
QB 5 Dante Moore
RB 6 Noah Whittington
OL 71 Alex Harkey
OL 72 Iapani Laloulu
OL 74 Dave Iuli
OL 75 Emmanuel Pregnon
OL 76 Isaiah World
TE 9 Jamari Johnson
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DL 1 Bear Alexander
LB 10 Matayo Uiagalelei
DB 21 Aaron Flowers
DB 22 Jadon Canady
LB 28 Bryce Boettcher
DB 31 Dillon Thieneman
DB 4 Brandon Finney
LB 44 Teitum Tuioti
DL 52 A'Mauri Washington
LB 54 Jerry Mixon
DB 7 Ify Obidegwu

OREGON RESERVES

0 - Jordon Davison, 0 - Daylen Austin, 1 - Dakorien Moore, 12 - Peyton Woodyard, 13 - Gavin Nix, 14 - Na'eem Offord, 17 - Cooper Perry, 18 - Dorian Brew, 2 - Kingston Lopa, 2 - Gary Bryant Jr., 20 - Dylan Williams, 20 - Makhi Hughes, 22 - Jay Harris, 23 - Brayden Platt, 23 - Dierre Hill Jr., 24 - Zach Grisham, 26 - Devon Jackson, 27 - Jayden Limar, 29 - Ashton Porter, 32 - Nasir Wyatt, 34 - Cruz Rushing, 36 - Atticus Sappington, 38 - Will Straton, 42 - Aydin Breland, 43 - Luke Basso, 44 - Zach Grace, 46 - James Ferguson-Reynolds, 47 - Elijah Rushing, 5 - Theran Johnson, 50 - Tionne Gray, 55 - Matthew Johnson, 56 - Trent Ferguson, 59 - Fox Crader, 70 - Charlie Pickard, 73 - Kawika Rogers, 77 - Jericho Johnson, 83 - Roger Saleapaga, 89 - Brady Bidwell, 9 - Blake Purchase, 92 - Ross James, 97 - Gage Hurych, 99 - Terrance Green.


 
 
Playoff First Round
 
TEAM STATISTICS JMU ORE
First downs 23 22
Rushing 10 6
Passing 9 14
Penalty 4 2
Rushes-Yards 35-186 26-201
Passing Yards 323 313
Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-49-0 19-27-2
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 84-509 53-514
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-48
Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-44 2-43
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-36.5 2-40.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 0-0 2-7
Penalties-Yards 13-113 5-71
3rd Down Conversions 9-of-22 3-of-7
4th Down Conversions 4-of-4 1-of-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: JMU - Wayne Knight, 17-110; Alonza Barnett, III 12-45, 1 TD; Lacota Dippre, 2-18, 1 TD; Jobi Malary, 2-6; Nick DeGennaro, 1-5; George Pettaway, 1-2.

Oregon - Jordon Davison, 10-90; Dierre Hill Jr., 6-76, 1 TD; Noah Whittington, 4-24; Jayden Limar, 1-10; Dante Moore, 1-5, 1 TD; Jay Harris, 1-1.
Passing: JMU - Alonza Barnett III, 23-48-0, 273, 2 TD; Nick DeGennaro, 1-1-0, 50.

Oregon - Dante Moore, 19-27-2, 313, 4 TD.
Receiving: JMU - Braeden Wisloski, 6-52; Nick DeGennaro, 5-90, 1 TD; Landon Ellis, 3-83; Wayne Knight, 3-18; George Pettaway, 2-37, 1 TD; Jaylan Sanchez, 2-36; Lacota Dippre, 2-5; Josh Phifer, 1-2.

Oregon - Jeremiah McClellan, 6-83, 1 TD; Malik Benson, 5-119, 2 TD; Kenyon Sadiq, 2-19; Jayden Limar, 2- -6; Jamari Johnson, 1-41, 1 TD; Dierre Hill Jr., 1-40; Noah Whittington, 1-12; Dakorien Moore, 1-5.
Punting: JMU - Patrick Rea, 5-219, 43.8.

Oregon - James Ferguson-Reynolds, 2-80, 40.0.
Returns: JMU - Punt: None; Kickoff: Curtis Harris-Lopez, 2-44; Intercept: Elijah Culp, 1-7; Justin Eaglin, 1-61.

Oregon - Punt: Malik Benson, 2-18; Blake Purchase, 1-15; Jayden Limar, 0-15; Kickoff: Noah Whittington, 1-32; Roger Saleapaga, 1-11; Intercept: None.
Field Goals: JMU - Morgan Suarez, 2-3 (30 Good, 40 Blocked, 38 Good).

Oregon - Atticus Sappington, 1-1 (48 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 JMU - Trent Hendrick (6-4-10, 0, 1-4); Jacob Thomas (5-1-6 , 0, 0); Drew Spinogatti (2-4-6, 0, 0); Amar Thomas (1-3-4, 0, 1-2); Elijah Culp (3-0-3, 0, 0); TJ McGill (1-2-3, 0, 0); Justin Eaglin (1-1-2, 0, 0); Mychal McMullin (1-1-2, 0, 0); Curtis Harris-Lopez (1-1-2, 0, 0); Jayden Studio (0-2-2, 0, 0); DJ Barksdale (0-2-2, 0, 0); Andrew Taddeo (0-2-2, 0, 0); Tyler Brown (0-2-2, 0, 0); Sahir West (0-2-2, 0, 0); Kells Bush (0-1-1, 0, 0); Josiah Kennard (0-1-1, 0, 0); Xavier Holmes (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Oregon - Bryce Boettcher (3-6-9, 0, 0.5-0); Aaron Flowers (6-1-7 , 0, 0); Dillon Thieneman (2-5-7, 0, 1-2); Devon Jackson (3-3-6, 0, 0); Brandon Finney (2-3-5, 0, 0.5-0); Na'eem Offord (2-2-4, 0, 0); Bear Alexander (2-2-4, 0.5-2, 0.5-2); Jerry Mixon (1-3-4, 0, 0); Teitum Tuioti (0-3-3, 0.5-1, 0.5-1); Ify Obidegwu (1-1-2, 0, 0); Tionne Gray (1-1-2, 0, 0.5-1); Peyton Woodyard (1-1-2, 0, 0); Matayo Uiagalelei (1-1-2, 0, 0); A'Mauri Washington (0-2-2, 0, 0.5-1); Gavin Nix (0-2-2, 0, 0); Theran Johnson (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jayden Limar (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jay Harris (1-0-1, 0, 0); Ashton Porter (1-0-1, 1-4, 1-4); Jadon Canady (1-0-1, 0, 0); Terrance Green (0-1-1, 0, 0); Nasir Wyatt (0-1-1, 0, 0); Dylan Williams (0-1-1, 0, 0); Matthew Johnson (0-1-1, 0, 0); Kingston Lopa (0-1-1, 0, 0); Blake Purchase (0-1-1, 0, 0).