James Madison vs. Virginia

James Madison and Virginia have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1979; the series is tied 2–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s even at 2–⁠2.

Scheduled 2028 at Virginia. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

James Madison wins
2
Virginia wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1979
Longest streak
1 Virginia
Current streak
1 James Madison
Last 10 meetings
even at 2–⁠2
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠1
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
18 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Virginia
2–⁠2 Virginia’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of James Madison and Virginia, 1979 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 9, 2023James Madison 36, Virginia 35at Virginia
Sep 17, 1983Virginia 21, James Madison 14at Virginia
Sep 18, 1982James Madison 21, Virginia 17at Virginia
Oct 13, 1979Virginia 69, James Madison 9at Virginia

Every game is listed as played on the field.