James Madison Football Team History
James Madison Dukes
James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Bob Chesney Conference: Sun Belt-East
2024 Season Highlights
Bob Chesney enters his 1st season as Head Coach at James Madison.
2024 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Charlotte
30
7
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Gardner-Webb
13
6
W
Sat., Sep. 14 OPEN Sat., Sep. 21 @
North Carolina
70
50
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Ball State
63
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Louisiana Monroe
19
21
L
Thu., Oct. 10 vs.
Coastal Carolina
39
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Georgia Southern
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Southern Mississippi
32
15
W
Sat., Nov. 2 OPEN Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Georgia State
38
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Old Dominion
35
32
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Appalachian State
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Marshall
2024 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 353
Scoring Average 35.3
Points Allowed 180
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 35-55
Conference Record 3-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2024 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2024 All Sun Belt Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.