James London kicked a walk-off 40-yard field goal in overtime, and Appalachian State beat previously undefeated James Madison 34-31 on Thursday night in Boone, North Carolina. The win handed JMU its first loss of the season and left five unbeaten FBS teams remaining: Miami, BYU, Utah, Texas Tech and UCLA.
London also made field goals of 48, 27 and 36 yards for Appalachian State (5-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Malachi Singleton was 26-of-40 passing for 271 yards and threw two touchdown passes, including a 4-yard strike from Henry Hasselbeck to Luke Douglas that gave the Mountaineers a 31-24 lead late in the fourth quarter.
JMU (7-1, 4-1) fought back. Camden Coleman was 22-of-39 passing for 232 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and he added a 6-yard rushing touchdown with three seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 31-31. Morgan Suarez had given the Dukes a 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard field goal, tying his career long, but he missed a 47-yard attempt on JMU's first possession in overtime that hit the left upright.
JMU running back George Pettaway finished with 57 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries before leaving late in the fourth quarter with an apparent left hamstring injury. He did not return, ending a streak of four consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing.
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