HARRISONBURG – Last week he did it with his feet. This week he did it with his arm.

James Madison junior quarterback Bryan Schor completed 17-of-21 throws for 205 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 12 Dukes to a 56-21 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday at Bridgeforth Stadium.

“The thing that everyone has seen in the first two games is that [Schor] has the ability to extend plays,” JMU coach Mike Houston said. “Anytime a quarterback can extend plays, he is very dangerous because when you extend plays, the defensive coverage breaks down.”

The 56-point performance by JMU helped set a school record for most points scored over a two-game span. In the first two weeks of the season, JMU outscored its opponents 136-28.

Last Saturday, Schor tallied three rushing touchdowns in an 80-7 win over Morehead State. His three passing touchdowns Saturday set a personal single-game high for throwing scores. In 2015, he threw two touchdowns in games against Villanova and Colgate.

“It was exciting to pass the ball this week,” Schor said. “We had really good protection and I had a lot of time to throw the ball.”

Schor capped a six-play, 75-yard opening drive when he found senior wide receiver Domo Taylor matched up against single coverage on a 21-yard strike. Schor hit Taylor about eight yards beyond the line of scrimmage before the 6-foot-3 pass-catcher, evaded a defender and ran the ball past the goal line.

Houston said because of how well JMU has run the ball to start the season, Schor’s receivers are seeing more man coverage from the opposing secondary.

On the very next series, Schor struck again when he escaped a collapsing pocket to connect with running back Khalid Abdullah on an 11-yard touchdown. Abdullah’s reception put the Dukes ahead 14-0 with 6:57 to play in the first quarter.

“Bryan did a really good job in the scramble drill when he got in trouble and got flushed out,” Houston said. “The receivers did a good job too. It’s a drill we work on everyday.”

The JMU signal-caller threw his third touchdown with 6:29 remaining in the second quarter. It was a three-yard toss to senior receiver Brandon Ravenel.

Ravenel led JMU with six receptions and 61 receiving yards.

Schor’s lone mistake came late in the third quarter when Central Connecticut State cornerback Najae Brown jumped a quick throw on an intended bubble screen. Brown intercepted the pass and took it 15 yards in the opposite direction for a touchdown.

Central Connecticut State outscored JMU 14-7 in the third quarter. Houston said he wasn’t happy with how his players handled the start of the second half.

“We lost a little bit of our edge, to a degree in the third quarter, but we were spurred on by big plays on our special teams that put the game out of reach,” Houston said.

Senior Rashard Davis scored on a 75-yard punt return in the third and John Miller scored on a 56-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.

Blue Devils coach Pete Rossamondo called Miller’s touchdown a “Houdini Act.”

“The first one was a horrible kick. It was kicked to the middle of the field and our coverage was set to the boundary. We knew if we did that, [Davis] would kill us,” Rossamondo said.

JMU (2-0) has a tougher test next week, on the road in Chapel Hill against North Carolina. Houston said his team wouldn’t change its approach.

“We’ll be in a big stadium next week, but once you get down on the field, it’s no different than ours,” Houston said.

Central Connecticut State (0-2) returns home to meet Bowie State.