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2004 James Madison

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Atlantic 10). The season’s Wikipedia article records 13–⁠2, over 15 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2004, game by game: won vs. Lock Haven 62–7; won vs. Villanova 17–0; lost at No. 6 West Virginia 10–45; won vs. Hofstra 31–21; won vs. Massachusetts 28–7; won at Maine 24–20; won vs. Richmond 26–20; won vs. VMI 41–10; won vs. Delaware 20–13; lost vs. William & Mary 24–27; won at Towson 31–17; won at Lehigh 14–13+55−35Won 62–7 vs. Lock Haven+55Lock HavenWon 17–0 vs. Villanova+17VillanovaLost 10–45 at No. 6 West Virginia-35No. 6 West VirginiaWon 31–21 vs. Hofstra+10HofstraWon 28–7 vs. Massachusetts+21MassachusettsWon 24–20 at Maine+4MaineWon 26–20 vs. Richmond+6RichmondWon 41–10 vs. VMI+31VMIWon 20–13 vs. Delaware+7DelawareLost 24–27 vs. William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 31–17 at Towson+14TowsonWon 14–13 at Lehigh+1Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsLock HavenW 62–⁠772%
Sep 18vsVillanovaW 17–⁠037%
Sep 25at6West VirginiaL 10–⁠4512%
Oct 2vsHofstraW 31–⁠2167%
Oct 9vsMassachusettsW 28–⁠756%
Oct 16atMaineW 24–⁠2048%
Oct 23vsRichmondW 26–⁠2071%
Oct 30vsVMIW 41–⁠1087%
Nov 6vsDelawareW 20–⁠1354%
Nov 13vsWilliam & MaryL 24–⁠2760%
Nov 20atTowsonW 31–⁠1774%
Nov 27atLehighIaa PlayoffsW 14–⁠1336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic 10 champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of James Madison’s 2004 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. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 4atFurmanW 14–⁠13Furman’s article, James Madison’s article
Dec 10atWilliam & MaryW 48–⁠34William & Mary’s article, James Madison’s article
Dec 17vsMontanaW 31–⁠21Montana’s article, James Madison’s article

Atlantic 10 champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Delaware and William & Mary

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠200
Coach
—
Elo
1439 +153 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 7 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
George Barlow

2004 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison7–⁠110–⁠2
William & Mary7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire7–⁠211–⁠2
Delaware7–⁠29–⁠3
Massachusetts4–⁠46–⁠6
Northeastern4–⁠45–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠57–⁠5
Maine3–⁠56–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠64–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
Towson0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.