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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 368-225-4
 Winning Pct. 62%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 368-225-4
 Winning Pct. 62%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 107-33-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 221-83-0
 Away Record 146-138-4
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 53
 Winning Seasons (#1) 38
 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 108 (10/24/2015)
 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  38-8
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Charlotte in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: James Madison won 48-40 in 2014.
All-Time:
 James Madison vs. Charlotte 2-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Charlotte
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Gardner-Webb
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ North Carolina
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Ball State
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Louisiana Monroe
 Thu., Oct. 10  vs. Coastal Carolina
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Georgia Southern
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Southern Mississippi
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Georgia State
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Old Dominion
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Appalachian State
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Marshall
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Sun Belt East Standings
 Season   Conference 
Appalachian State 0-0
Coastal Carolina 0-0
Georgia Southern 0-0
Georgia State 0-0
James Madison 0-0
Marshall 0-0
Old Dominion 0-0
 
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 208-74
 20 or more  190-40
 30 or more 145-13
 40 or more 86-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 61-1
 10 or more 147-89
 20 or more 73-76
 30 or more 18-40
 40 or more 4-16
 
  
 
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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.