2009 James Madison

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2009, game by game: lost at Maryland 35–38; won vs. VMI 44–16; won at Liberty 24–10; lost vs. Hofstra 17–24; lost vs. Richmond 17–21; lost vs. Villanova 0–27; lost at William & Mary 3–24; won at Delaware 20–8; won vs. Maine 22–14; won vs. Massachusetts 17–14; won vs. Towson 43–12+31−27Lost 35–38 at Maryland-3MarylandWon 44–16 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 24–10 at Liberty+14LibertyLost 17–24 vs. Hofstra-7HofstraLost 17–21 vs. Richmond-4RichmondLost 0–27 vs. Villanova-27VillanovaLost 3–24 at William & Mary-21William & MaryWon 20–8 at Delaware+12DelawareWon 22–14 vs. Maine+8MaineWon 17–14 vs. Massachusetts+3MassachusettsWon 43–12 vs. Towson+31Towson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Towson 43–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠208
Coach
—
Elo
1466 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.5 No. 11 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
Kyle Gillenwater

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for James Madison are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 6Arthur Moats OLBBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Scotty McGee CBJacksonville Jaguars

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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