App State beats unbeaten James Madison 34-31 in overtime in Boone

App State handed James Madison its first loss of the season Thursday night, beating the Dukes 34-31 in overtime at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C. App State kicker J. London made a 40-yard field goal to win it after JMU's M. Suarez missed a 47-yard try off the upright, per App State on the first possession of overtime.

James Madison drops to 7-1. App State moves to 5-2. The Sun Belt posted after the game that App State "knocks James Madison from the ranks of the unbeaten."

How it got to overtime

JMU led most of the night. George Pettaway's 1-yard run opened the scoring, and backup quarterback JC Evans hit Braeden Wisloski for a 70-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Malachi Singleton's 19-yard touchdown pass to A. Sanchez with 1:02 left in the half made it 14-10, and Camden Coleman's 19-yard scoring pass to C. Keller put the Dukes up 21-13 late in the third.

App State tied it early in the fourth on Singleton's 5-yard touchdown pass to Chris Lofton and a two-point pass to Sam Pickett III. Suarez answered with a 47-yard field goal, his longest of the season according to JMU, and London tied it again from 36 with 6:16 left.

Then App State's Phares intercepted Coleman, and Henry Hasselbeck threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to L. Douglas 24 seconds after London's kick for a 31-24 lead. JMU needed the rest of regulation to answer, and Coleman ran it in from 6 yards with three seconds left to force overtime.

In overtime, App State won the toss and played defense first. JMU lost 11 yards on its first play, and Suarez's kick missed. App State ran twice to set up London, who made his fourth field goal of the night.

The numbers

Singleton completed 26 of 40 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns, and Hasselbeck went 3 of 4 with a touchdown. Jaquari Lewis ran 13 times for 74 yards. Nate Branch caught six passes for 73 yards.

For JMU, Coleman was 22 of 39 for 232 yards with a touchdown and an interception and ran for another score. Evans completed 5 of 7 for 99 yards. Wisloski had two catches for 84 yards. The Dukes outgained App State 423-366 but went 2 for 15 on third down and were penalized 10 times for 92 yards. App State did not turn it over.

What to watch: JMU's place in the Sun Belt race after its first loss, and whether App State can keep winning in conference play after handing the Dukes their first loss.