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James Madison

SUN · 2026 Season · vs GEORGIA STATE (Sat 12:00 PM ET)

Pretender +
Record
6–0
1.000 Win %
Conference
1st
3–0 in SUN

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
5
2022–2026
All-Time Record
43–11
0.796 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
2025
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare James Madison head-to-head · History & Eras

2026 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Sat, Sep 5vs Liberty (LIBERTY)H2HUSA5–1W 20–13
2Sat, Sep 12vs WagnerFCS—W 87–3
3Sat, Sep 19at San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HP122–4W 26–13
4Sat, Sep 26at Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HSUN2–4W 46–20
5Sat, Oct 3vs Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HSUN3–3W 45–17
6Sat, Oct 10at Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN)H2HSUN2–4W 27–24
7Sat, Oct 17vs Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE)H2HSUN4–112:00 PM ET
8Thu, Oct 22at App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HSUN3–27:00 PM ET
9Thu, Oct 29vs Troy (TROY)H2HSUN3–27:30 PM ET
10Thu, Nov 5at Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HSUN1–48:00 PM ET
11Sat, Nov 14at UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI3–312:00 PM ET
12BYE
13Sat, Nov 28vs Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA)H2HSUN2–4TBD

Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.745
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
0+14
  • Liberty +5
  • Marshall +3
  • San Diego State +2
  • Old Dominion +2
  • Georgia Southern +2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 1stBetter than 100%

1.000 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18W2#23W3#26W4#16W5#17W6

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+84
+13
+26
+28
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#442022#132023#392024#112025

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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