Georgia Southern vs. James Madison

Georgia Southern and James Madison have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2022; James Madison leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s James Madison 3–⁠2, and James Madison has won the last 2.

Georgia Southern wins
2
James Madison wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2022
Longest streak
2 James Madison
Current streak
2 James Madison
Last 10 meetings
James Madison 3–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s2–⁠3
Average margin
15.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Southern
2–⁠1 Georgia Southern’s record at home
At James Madison
2–⁠0 James Madison’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Southern’s biggest win2024: Georgia Southern 28, James Madison 14by 14 points
  2. James Madison’s biggest win2023: James Madison 41, Georgia Southern 13by 28 points
  3. Upset2024: Georgia Southern 28, James Madison 14Georgia Southern had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Southern and James Madison, 2022 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Kyle Vantrease Georgia Southern38 of 64, 578 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2022 Passing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 10, 2026James Madison 27, Georgia Southern 24at Georgia Southern
Sep 27, 2025James Madison 35, Georgia Southern 10at James Madison
Oct 19, 2024Georgia Southern 28, James Madison 14at Georgia Southern
Oct 14, 2023James Madison 41, Georgia Southern 13at James Madison
Oct 15, 2022Georgia Southern 45, 25James Madison 38at Georgia Southern

Every game is listed as played on the field.