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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 Wins 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.