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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
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Model win % | Market win % | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Sep 5, 12:00 PM | vs | Liberty#99 | W 20-13 | ESPNU | ||
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12, 12:00 PM | vs | WagnerFCS | W 87-3 | ESPN+ | ||
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 PM | @ | San Diego State#67 | W 26-13 | CW; The CW Network | ||
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26, 6:00 PM | @ | Old Dominion#80 | W 46-20 | ESPN+ | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3, 3:45 PM | vs | Marshall#118 | W 45-17 | ESPNU | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10, 7:30 PM | @ | Georgia Southern#94 | W 27-24 | ESPNU | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM | vs | Georgia State#102 | preview → | 78% | 79% | ESPNU |
| 8 | Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 PM | @ | App State#109 | preview → | 83% | — | ESPNU |
| 9 | Thu, Oct 29, 7:30 PM | vs | Troy#96 | preview → | 82% | — | |
| 10 | Thu, Nov 5, 8:00 PM | @ | Southern Miss#127 | preview → | 88% | — | |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM | @ | UConn#101 | preview → | 68% | — | CBSSN |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM | vs | Coastal Carolina#118 | preview → | 89% | — |