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2008 James Madison

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 12–⁠2, over 14 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2008, game by game: lost at Duke 7–31; won vs. North Carolina Central 56–7; won vs. Massachusetts 52–38; won vs. App State 35–32; won at Maine 24–10; won vs. Hofstra 56–0; won vs. Richmond 38–31; won at Villanova 23–19; won vs. Delaware 41–7; won vs. William & Mary 48–24; won at Towson 58–27; won vs. Wofford 38–35+56−24Lost 7–31 at Duke-24DukeWon 56–7 vs. North Carolina Central+49North Carolina …Won 52–38 vs. Massachusetts+14MassachusettsWon 35–32 vs. App State+3App StateWon 24–10 at Maine+14MaineWon 56–0 vs. Hofstra+56HofstraWon 38–31 vs. Richmond+7RichmondWon 23–19 at Villanova+4VillanovaWon 41–7 vs. Delaware+34DelawareWon 48–24 vs. William & Mary+24William & MaryWon 58–27 at Towson+31TowsonWon 38–35 vs. Wofford+3Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atDukeL 7–⁠3157%
Sep 6vsNorth Carolina CentralW 56–⁠782%
Sep 13vsMassachusettsW 52–⁠3846%
Sep 20vsApp StateW 35–⁠3254%
Sep 27atMaineW 24–⁠1064%
Oct 4vsHofstraW 56–⁠072%
Oct 11vsRichmondW 38–⁠3151%
Oct 25atVillanovaW 23–⁠1950%
Nov 1vsDelawareW 41–⁠778%
Nov 15vsWilliam & MaryW 48–⁠2476%
Nov 22atTowsonW 58–⁠2786%
Nov 29vsWoffordNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠3568%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 38–⁠35 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of James Madison’s 2008 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 6vsVillanovaW 31–⁠27James Madison’s article, Villanova’s article
Dec 12vsMontanaL 27–⁠35James Madison’s article, Montana’s article

Colonial Athletic Association champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
476–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1579 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.0 No. 1 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
George Barlow

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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