Game notes: Coastal Carolina at James Madison
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The matchup
- Coastal Carolina (2–5, 1–2 in conference) at James Madison (7–0, 4–0 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Bridgeforth Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their seventh meeting; James Madison leads the series 5–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: James Madison 59, Coastal Carolina 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2005: Coastal Carolina 31, James Madison 27.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- James Madison is 3–0 at home against Coastal Carolina.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: James Madison 59–10 (at Coastal Carolina); 2024: James Madison 39–7 (at James Madison); 2023: James Madison 56–14 (at Coastal Carolina); 2022: James Madison 47–7 (at James Madison); 2007: James Madison 45–10 (at James Madison).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Coastal Carolina
- Coastal Carolina is 2–5 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 24–31 at West Virginia; W 45–7 vs. Fordham; L 14–22 at Delaware; L 17–34 vs. Liberty; L 24–31 vs. Georgia Southern; W 27–21 at Marshall; L 32–35 vs. App State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Coastal Carolina is No. 119 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Ryan Beard is 2–5 in his first season at Coastal Carolina and 9–10 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Ryan Beard faces James Madison as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Deuce Bailey (QB): 1,638 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dominic Knicely (RB): 452 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Marcellius Pulliam (LB): 68 tackles, No. 5 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nico Cavanillas Alti needs 4 field goals to pass Grant Clayton (10, 2011–12) for ninth on Coastal Carolina’s career field goals list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Deuce Bailey needs 290 yards to pass Bryce Carpenter (1,927, 2018–22) for 10th on Coastal Carolina’s career passing yards list. He has 1,638 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Deuce Bailey is tied with William Richardson (16, 2005–08) for 10th on Coastal Carolina’s career touchdown passes list, at 16 so far; one more touchdown pass breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Coastal Carolina beat Texas State 49–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
James Madison
- James Madison is 7–0 (4–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 20–13 vs. Liberty; W 87–3 vs. Wagner; W 26–13 at San Diego State; W 46–20 at Old Dominion; W 45–17 vs. Marshall; W 27–24 at Georgia Southern; W 49–22 vs. Georgia State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- James Madison has won seven straight, since losing 51–34 to Oregon (Dec. 20, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- James Madison is No. 6 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- James Madison is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Billy Napier is 7–0 in his first season at James Madison and 69–35 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Billy Napier is 1–2 against Coastal Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- George Pettaway (RB): 767 rushing yards, 7 TD, No. 8 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Camden Coleman (QB): 1,336 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nakian Jackson (LB): 49 tackles, 2.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Morgan Suarez needs 2 field goals to pass Camden Wise (27, 2018–23) for eighth on James Madison’s career field goals list. He has 26 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Ryan Beard and Billy Napier as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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