HARRISONBURG — Villanova coach Andy Talley said he’s already watched Saturday’s game between James Madison and Richmond five times.

Each time the 32nd-year leader of the Wildcats reviews the film of his upcoming opponent, he finds that the ability of James Madison quarterback Bryan Schor stands out.

This weekend, the Dukes travel to Philadelphia to meet Talley’s team.

“I continue to be amazed at how long he keeps plays going,” Talley said. “The truth of the matter is, there’s really no good way to defend him.”

Schor is in the midst of a superb stretch.

Since the start of October, the junior signal-caller has completed 75 percent of his throws for 1,249 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also has rushed for 365 yards and five touchdowns on 54 carries.

He’s helped JMU to a 6-0 start in Colonial Athletic Association play, and with each week, has left opposing coaches searching for answers — ones that might have prevented the Milford, Pa., native from dominating their teams.

Schor has earned four CAA Offensive Player of the Week honors in the last six weeks.

“If we had to do it all over again, our game plan would probably be very similar, but we’d be a little more cognizant of where Schor is and what he’s doing,” New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell said. “He put the ball on people, made plays on third down, both throwing it and running it. He makes plays to keep plays live. He’s something else.”

McDonnell said New Hampshire made it a focus to slow James Madison running backs Khalid Abdullah and Cardon Johnson. He wanted his defense to limit JMU’s rushing attack.

Abdullah and Johnson combined for only 104 yards, but Schor ended up being the difference maker in Durham. Schor had 70 yards rushing and a touchdown and also threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns.

“I truly believe that he was the guy that made the offense go,” McDonnell said. “What makes that kid so good is everyone he has around him. One, they have the experienced offensive line. Two, they have skills guys on the perimeter and once they’re in open space, they can catch. And the third thing is the two running backs. You have to pick your poison with James Madison and he had an unbelievable game against us.”

Like New Hampshire, Delaware planned to key on the pair of Madison running backs, but Schor made the Blue Hens pay for that choice.

He passed for 209 yards and a touchdown, rushed for more than 100 yards and scored three rushing touchdowns.

“We wanted to stop the inside-run game,” Delaware interim coach Dennis Dottin-Carter said. “You have to think about stopping that and Schor. He can take off around the corner. He’s fast, a physical kid and really a great athlete who can throw it, too.

“But you can’t look at James Madison and say these are the guys we’ll cover or that’s what we’ll stop, I think you have to focus on the run. You have to make them one dimensional, and we obviously did not do that.”

The one defense to find at least a little success against Schor was Maine’s. Under coach Joe Harasymiak, the Black Bears defense limited Schor to 137 passing yards and only 10 rushing yards.

“He’s probably one of the best quarterbacks, if not the best quarterback, that we’ve faced all year,” Harasymiak said. “But I think when you play James Madison, you have to be disciplined with your run fits. You have to have a guy for the quarterback and guy for the dive and I think our defense that day was extremely focused. It was disciplined football, for the most part.”

To this point in the season, Villanova’s defense has proven to be a disciplined unit.

The Wildcats lead the CAA in most defensive statistics. They rank No. 3 nationally in scoring defense, yielding less than 15 points per game, and No. 11 in rushing defense, allowing less than 100 yards on the ground per contest.

Talley said he still wasn’t sure how much he would adjust his base defense to slow Schor.

“It always is a problem for any defense when you’re playing against a quarterback that can pull it down and run,” Talley said. “And Schor can usually get them back on schedule or ahead of schedule during a play, so I think your defense has to be cognizant of a guy like that rather than a pocket guy that hangs in there and you know where he’ll throw it from.

“That’s what makes him such a terrific quarterback and so dangerous. It’s not easy to spy him though because if you spy him, you’re going to give up coverage as well. You’re betwixt and between.”

James Madison coach Mike Houston said his quarterback would be prepared for Villanova’s elite defense.

“We’ve got to go into the game prepared to be very balanced because you don’t know how anyone is going to defend you, but certainly I think Bryan is having the type of year where everyone has to be conscientious of him,” Houston said. “We just have to focus on doing what we do for whatever Villanova throws at us. They’re a very well-coached team so they’ll have wrinkles and we’ll have to be able to adjust to that.”