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
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 6-0 | Sun Belt | — | #46 | 70 | Billy Napier |
| 2025 | 12-2 | Sun Belt | #19 | #29 | 76 | Bob Chesney |
| 2024 | 9-4 | Sun Belt | — | #62 | 66 | Bob Chesney |
| 2023 | 11-2 | Sun Belt | — | #33 | 74 | Curt Cignetti; Damian Wroblewski |
| 2022 | 8-3 | Sun Belt | — | #46 | 71 | Curt Cignetti |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.