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2007 James Madison

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠4, over 12 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2007, game by game: lost at North Carolina 14–37; won vs. New Hampshire 41–24; won vs. VMI 45–17; won vs. Coastal Carolina 45–10; won vs. Villanova 35–7; won vs. Northeastern 21–14; won at Rhode Island 44–27; won vs. Rhodes 44–27; lost vs. Richmond 16–17; lost vs. Delaware 34–37; won at William & Mary 55–34; won vs. Towson 23–13; lost at App State 27–28+35−23Lost 14–37 at North Carolina-23North CarolinaWon 41–24 vs. New Hampshire+17New HampshireWon 45–17 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 45–10 vs. Coastal Carolina+35Coastal CarolinaWon 35–7 vs. Villanova+28VillanovaWon 21–14 vs. Northeastern+7NortheasternWon 44–27 at Rhode Island+17Rhode IslandWon 44–27 vs. Rhodes+17RhodesLost 16–17 vs. Richmond-1RichmondLost 34–37 vs. Delaware-3DelawareWon 55–34 at William & Mary+21William & MaryWon 23–13 vs. Towson+10TowsonLost 27–28 at App State-1App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠3744%
Sep 8vsNew HampshireW 41–⁠2455%
Sep 15vsVMIW 45–⁠1790%
Sep 22vsCoastal CarolinaW 45–⁠1071%
Sep 29vsVillanovaW 35–⁠770%
Oct 6vsNortheasternW 21–⁠1477%
Oct 13atRhode IslandW 44–⁠2779%
Oct 13vsRhodesW 44–⁠2785%
Oct 27vsRichmondL 16–⁠1767%
Nov 3vsDelawareL 34–⁠3754%
Nov 10atWilliam & MaryW 55–⁠3475%
Nov 17vsTowsonW 23–⁠1386%
Nov 24atApp StateIaa PlayoffsL 27–⁠2839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 28–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
444–⁠292
Coach
—
Elo
1510 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 6 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
George Barlow

2007 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
Massachusetts7–⁠110–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠310–⁠3
Villanova5–⁠37–⁠4
Hofstra4–⁠48–⁠4
New Hampshire4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine3–⁠54–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Northeastern2–⁠63–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠8

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