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James Madison dreams of a repeat comes to an end

By Patrick Roth

WASHINGTON — James Madison took the field against North Dakota State riding a 26-game win streak.

That ended with the final whistle of the Football Championship Subdivision championship game, as the Dukes lost 17-13.

The loss was the first loss to an FCS opponent in head coach Mike Houston’s two seasons with the school.

James Madison’s 25-game winning streak was the second longest in FCS history and was the longest active streak in NCAA football.

Tailgating Terps: U.Md. (and Penn State) fans gather for showdown

By Jack Pointer
The Friday Night Lights shined over College Park, Maryland, as the Terps (2-1) and the No. 12-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) kicked off on Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, in what was the schools' first conference game of the season. As a Friday night college game is a delicious rarity, it was sold out. Classes were even canceled for the day. And because the opponent was from the neighboring state of (checks notes) Pennsylvania, much of that sold-out crowd were clad in (checks again) blue and white.
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