Game notes: Troy at James Madison
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The matchup
- Troy (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at James Madison (7–0, 4–0 in conference), Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. ET, 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 third meeting; James Madison leads the series 2–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, December 5, 2025: James Madison 31, Troy 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: James Madison 31–14 (at James Madison); 2023: James Madison 16–14 (at Troy).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Troy
- Troy is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 24–21 vs. Sam Houston; W 34–17 vs. Alabama State; L 17–27 at No. 20 Missouri; L 10–21 at Utah State; W 55–34 vs. Southern Miss; L 6–33 at Louisiana.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Troy is No. 83 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Gerad Parker is 15–17 in his third season at Troy and 15–23 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Gerad Parker is 0–1 against James Madison.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Will Crowder (QB): 1,112 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gavin Griffin (RB): 359 rushing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keno Jones (LB): 41 tackles, 1.5 sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2005, Troy lost to Louisiana 31–28.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 2–1 against Troy.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.
- On this date in 2016, James Madison beat Rhode Island 84–7.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.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Gerad Parker 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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