Teams / Sun Belt / James Madison
Index · this season
70
at its 5-year level▲ Up 6 this season
Career72since 1936
Peak762025
Last 572seasons
#46 nationally · 6-0 (3-0 conf)
Résumé #20 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #115
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
James Madison Dukes
Sun Belt · Harrisonburg, VA · Bridgeforth Stadium · Head coach Billy Napier
Rival
Old Dominion · also Marshall
Building rivalry
5-2 all time (7 meetings since 2011)
James Madison leads
Last: won 46-20 (2026) · James Madison has won 5 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
0All-Americans
0NFL picks
82.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2022. Every season →
Chemistry
61
36Foundation
92Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +15Trending up
early · #56 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters14%
QB yrs w/ OC1
Schedule · 2026
Played: result · Upcoming: model chance to win if played today
Wk 1 · 9/5vs
Liberty
#99
W20-13
Wk 2 · 9/12vs
Wagner
FCS
W87-3
Wk 3 · 9/19@
San Diego State
#67
W26-13
Wk 4 · 9/26@
Old Dominion
#80
W46-20
Wk 5 · 10/3vs
Marshall
#118
W45-17
Wk 6 · 10/10@
Georgia Southern
#94
W27-24
Wk 7 · 10/17vs
Georgia State
#102
Win chance today
78%
Wk 8 · 10/22@
App State
#109
Win chance today
83%
Wk 9 · 10/29vs
Troy
#96
Win chance today
82%
Wk 10 · 11/5@
Southern Miss
#127
Win chance today
88%
Wk 11 · 11/14@
UConn
#101
Win chance today
68%
Wk 13 · 11/28vs
Coastal Carolina
#118
Win chance today
89%
Next · Week 7 · Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM · ESPNU
vs Georgia State
Model
78%Market
79%Coaching staff
Position coaches are in each room below
| Room | Rating | Rank | Depth shape | Read | Move | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Quarterbacks | 64 | #64 | Untested depth | ▲ 3 | |
| RB | Running backs | 74 | #17 | Even | ▼ 11 | |
| WR | Receivers | 65 | #87 | Top-heavy | ▼ 6 | |
| TE | Tight ends | 71 | #24 | Untested depth | ▲ 5 | |
| OL | Offensive line | 73 | #22 | Even | ▼ 2 | |
| DL | Defensive line | 76 | #31 | Deep | ▼ 7 | |
| LB | Linebackers | 74 | #42 | Deep | ▼ 6 | |
| DB | Defensive backs | 76 | #41 | Deep | ▼ 14 | |
| ST | Special teams | 65 | #63 | Even | ▲ 12 |
Bars show the top five players in the room. Move is the change in room rating since last season. Every row opens that room.
Key players
Who runs the team and who changes a game — not only the highest chips.
Recent seasons
20266-0Billy Napier70
202512-2AP #19Bob Chesney76
20249-4Bob Chesney66
202311-2Curt Cignetti; Damian Wroblewski74
20228-3Curt Cignetti71