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Published Sep 8, 2016
Report: JMU, West Va. To Meet in 2019
Greg Madia
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HARRISONBURG — James Madison may have found a future FBS opponent.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail, citing sources, reported Wednesday that JMU will play at West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium in 2019.

JMU assistant athletic director for communications Kevin Warner said in a text message to the Daily News-Record that no contract between the two schools has been signed “at this time.”

The Dukes and Mountaineers last met in 2012 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. West Virginia won the game 42-12. At the time, West Virginia was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll and quarterback Geno Smith threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns with wide receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey combining for 286 receiving yards and four touchdowns. James Madison running back Jauan Latney accounted for the lone Madison touchdown.

West Virginia holds a 2-0 advantage in the series. The schools also met in 2004 in Morgantown.

When the game is signed, JMU will have three FBS opponents scheduled for each of the next three seasons. JMU will play at East Carolina next fall and at North Carolina State in 2018.

Athletic director Jeff Bourne recently said JMU would aim to play one FBS foe per year.

“The FBS game is a big game for us,” Bourne said in an interview last month. “The revenue that we net is the equivalent of two home games or more depending on the size of the crowd. It’s a big payday for us.”

SMU paid James Madison $425,000 to play in Dallas last year.

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