James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Bob Chesney 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
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.
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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.