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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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.