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
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
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
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
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.