James Madison football used 212 yards on the ground and 467 yards overall to defeat No. 3 Weber State 30-14 on Saturday evening in Bridgeforth Stadium.

The Dukes improved to 14-1 and are heading to their third national championship in four years and fourth title-game appearance overall, while the Wildcats finished the season at 11-4.

One. More. Game.

Next stop, Frisco! #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/mAp3is2qh2

— James Madison Athletics (@JMUSports) December 22, 2019

Ben DiNucci led JMU's passing attack with 255 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added 62 yards and one touchdown on the ground.

To go along with DiNucci's showing, Latrele Palmer added to the Dukes' rushing attack by racking up 53 yards in the game, picking up 4.4 yards per carry. Jawon Hamilton chipped in with 50 yards as well.

Riley Stapleton reeled in nine catches for 162 yards and two scores. Brandon Polk got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in five balls for 52 yards.

Ben DiNucci knows all he has to do is throw it up to 6'5 Riley Stapleton ?‍♂️ He'll come down with it ?#FCS#FCSPlayoffs Q2 | (3) WEBER ST. 7 | (2) JAMES MADISON 24 pic.twitter.com/KIA72x0Zxz

— FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 22, 2019

Adeeb Atariwa stayed strong for the JMU defense, collecting four tackles and 1.5 TFL. Wayne Davis added four tackles and 1.0 TFL and D'Angelo Amos had four tackles and 1.0 TFL in the win.

JMU had a stellar outing on the ground, racking up 212 rushing yards while averaging 3.9 yards per carry and out-rushing Weber State by 142 yards.

Defensively, JMU held up fairly well against the Weber State offensive attack, holding the Wildcats to 256 total yards.

JMU Athletics