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'04 Championship game rematch, when JMU won 31-21 in their only other meeting. MT avenged an earlier 45-28 loss to Weber St with a 24-13 win LW. The Grizzlies only had a 427-386 yd edge over the Wildcats but were +3 TO. JMU tied a tm rec'd with 12 straight wins as they beat Villanova for a 2nd time TY, this time by 4. The Dukes had 23-15 FD & 389-310 yd edges over the Wildcats. MT is led by QB Cole Bergquist (196 ypg, 61%, 25-7 ratio) who is also the #3 rusher (322, 2.3). RB Chase Reynolds leads the team with 1,413 (5.8) and 19 rush TD. WR Marc Mariani has 59 rec (18.4) with 15 TD. The Dukes are led by Walter Payton Awd finalist QB Rodney Landers, who is avg 117 ypg (64%) with a 21-4 ratio and is the top rusher with 1,686 (6.7) and 16 TD. RB Eugene Holloman is the #2 rusher with 941 (5.4). Both have outscored foes by an avg of 16.8 ppg but JMU has faced a tougher schedule. The Grizzlies have faced just 4 playoff teams (3-1) while JMU has faced 6 playoff teams (6-0) and IA Duke. Montana also faces a long flight here and we look for them to go home disappointed.