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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: Bob Chesney
Conference: Sun Belt-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

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 376-229-4
 Winning Pct. 62%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 376-229-4
 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 0-1-0
 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  46-12
 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
 12/18/2024 (Wed)  
 Western Kentucky in Boca Raton Bowl
@ Boca Raton, FL
Last Meeting: James Madison and Western Kentucky have never met in a 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  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Scoring406-249
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-3
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Marshall 10-37-1
Georgia Southern 8-46-2
James Madison 8-44-4
Old Dominion 5-74-4
Appalachian State 5-63-5
Coastal Carolina 6-63-5
Georgia State 3-91-7
 
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 216-78
 20 or more  197-42
 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 150-93
 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.