James Madison

FBS

Sun Belt · Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg, Virginia

48-45

All-time

0.516

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

James Madison's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 2025 · Dec 20, 2025

0.69

Playoff First Round

#19 James Madison 34-51 #5 Oregon

at Oregon

Playoff

#2 · 2023 · Nov 18, 2023

0.54

#18 James Madison 23-26 Appalachian State (OT)

Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Conf Game

#3 · 2023 · Oct 28, 2023

0.44

#25 James Madison 30-27 Old Dominion

Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Conf Game

#4 · 2023 · Dec 23, 2023

0.43

Armed Forces Bowl

#24 James Madison 21-31 Air Force

Dallas, Texas

#5 · 2025 · Dec 5, 2025

0.41

Sun Belt Championship Game

#19 James Madison 31-14 Troy

at James Madison

Conf Title

#6 · 2024 · Oct 5, 2024

0.40

James Madison 19-21 LA-Monroe

Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana

Conf Game

#7 · 2025 · Nov 22, 2025

0.38

#21 James Madison 24-20 Washington State

at James Madison

#8 · 2024 · Nov 30, 2024

0.38

James Madison 33-35 Marshall (2OT)

Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Conf Game

#9 · 2023 · Oct 19, 2023

0.32

James Madison 20-9 Marshall

Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia

Conf Game

#10 · 2024 · Sep 21, 2024

0.30

James Madison 70-50 North Carolina

Kenan Memorial Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Dec 20, 2025	2025	Playoff First Round	#19 James Madison 34-51 #5 Oregon at Oregon Playoff	Playoff	0.69
2	Nov 18, 2023	2023		#18 James Madison 23-26 Appalachian State (OT) Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.54
3	Oct 28, 2023	2023		#25 James Madison 30-27 Old Dominion Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.44
4	Dec 23, 2023	2023	Armed Forces Bowl	#24 James Madison 21-31 Air Force Dallas, Texas		0.43
5	Dec 5, 2025	2025	Sun Belt Championship Game	#19 James Madison 31-14 Troy at James Madison Conf Title	Conf Title	0.41
6	Oct 5, 2024	2024		James Madison 19-21 LA-Monroe Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana Conf Game	Conf Game	0.40
7	Nov 22, 2025	2025		#21 James Madison 24-20 Washington State at James Madison		0.38
8	Nov 30, 2024	2024		James Madison 33-35 Marshall (2OT) Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.38
9	Oct 19, 2023	2023		James Madison 20-9 Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia Conf Game	Conf Game	0.32
10	Sep 21, 2024	2024		James Madison 70-50 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina		0.30

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

James Madison · Sun Belt (East)

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

202512-2

James Madison · Sun Belt (East)

Conf record

8-0

AP final

#19

Coach final

#20

AP high

#19

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Playoff First Round (L)MajorCFP

20249-4

James Madison · Sun Belt (East)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl

202311-2

James Madison · Sun Belt (East)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20228-3

James Madison · Sun Belt (East)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	James Madison	0-0	Sun Belt	East
2025	James Madison	12-2	Sun Belt	East	8-0	✓	★	#19	#20	#19	Playoff First Round (L)MajorCFP
2024	James Madison	9-4	Sun Belt	East	4-4						Boca Raton Bowl
2023	James Madison	11-2	Sun Belt	East	7-1					#18	Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2022	James Madison	8-3	Sun Belt	East	6-2					#25