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James Madison Football Team History

James Madison Dukes

James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908
Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach:
Conference: Sun Belt-East

James Madison

Team Timeline
First Team: 2022
1979 - James Madison moved to Division I-AA (1979-2005).
2006 - James Madison moved to Division I FCS (2006-2021).
2022 - James Madison moved to Division I FBS (2022-present).

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
None
Division Championships
2023

Team Records
Overall Record	377-229-4
Winning Pct.	62%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	377-229-4
Winning Pct.	62%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	1
Conference Record	111-37-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	226-84-0
Away Record	149-141-4

By The Numbers
Seasons	53
Winning Seasons (#1)	39
Losing Seasons (#1)	14
Most Wins in A Season	14 (2019)
Most Loses in A Season	9 (2001)
10 Win Seasons	8
Most Points Scored in a Game	84 (10/29/2016)
Most Points Scored in a Season	700 (2016)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	69 (10/13/1979)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	377 (2014)
Largest Margin of Victory	77 (10/29/2016)
Largest Margin of Defeat	60 (10/13/1979)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	120 (9/21/2024)
Last Shutout	2/20/2021
Last Time Shutout	10/17/2009
Shutouts All-Time	33
Been Shutout All-Time	21

Streaks
Longest Win	26 (9/24/2016-12/16/2017)
Longest Losing	9 (9/8/2001-11/17/2001)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	1-1-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	0-0-0
Orange	0-0-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	0-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	47-12
2010-19	96-35
2000-09	74-47
1990-99	65-51
1980-89	53-54-2
1970-79	42-30-2
1960-69	0-0
1950-59	0-0
1940-49	0-0
1930-39	0-0
1920-29	0-0

Next Game

2024 Season

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	20-34 L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Marshall	33-35 L
Wed., Dec. 18	vs. Western Kentucky	27-17 W

2024 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Scoring	433-266
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-3

2024 Sun Belt East Standings
Season		Conference
Marshall	10-4	7-1
Georgia Southern	8-5	6-2
James Madison	9-4	4-4
Old Dominion	5-7	4-4
Appalachian State	5-6	3-5
Coastal Carolina	6-7	3-5
Georgia State	3-9	1-7

Longest Running Rivalry
James Madison & William & Mary have played 44 games.
James Madison has won 27 games.
William & Mary has won 17 games.
with 0 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-16
10 or more	217-78
20 or more	198-42
30 or more	152-14
40 or more	88-3

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	66-1
10 or more	151-93
20 or more	75-80
30 or more	20-42
40 or more	5-16

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.