1981 James Madison
1–4. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–8, over 11 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Tennessee State 17–14Nov 21
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at App State | L 0–45 | 8% |
| Oct 3 | at Richmond | L 7–24 | 11% |
| Oct 17 | vs Furman | L 14–30 | 10% |
| Oct 31 | at William & Mary | L 19–31 | 15% |
| Nov 21 | vs East Tennessee State | W 17–14 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists six games of James Madison’s 1981 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsAustin Peay | L 7–13 | James Madison’s article |
| Sep 26 | atLiberty | W 36–14 | James Madison’s article |
| Oct 10 | vsLIU Post | L 36–37 | James Madison’s article |
| Oct 24 | vsHampton | L 15–17 | James Madison’s article |
| Nov 7 | vsTowson | W 20–7 | James Madison’s article |
| Nov 15 | atShippensburg | L 27–33 | James Madison’s article |
- Record
- 1–4
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 57–144
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1111 +0 this season
- SP+ rating
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- Recruiting class
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