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2013 James Madison

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2013, game by game: won vs. Central Connecticut 38–14; lost at Akron 33–35; won vs. Saint Francis 24–20; won vs. Charlotte 34–7; lost at Delaware 22–29; won vs. UAlbany 40–13; won vs. Richmond 38–31; lost at William & Mary 7–17; won vs. Villanova 31–21; lost at New Hampshire 17–33; lost vs. Stony Brook 38–41; lost at Towson 17–28+27−16Won 38–14 vs. Central Connecticut+24Central Connect…Lost 33–35 at Akron-2AkronWon 24–20 vs. Saint Francis+4Saint FrancisWon 34–7 vs. Charlotte+27CharlotteLost 22–29 at Delaware-7DelawareWon 40–13 vs. UAlbany+27UAlbanyWon 38–31 vs. Richmond+7RichmondLost 7–17 at William & Mary-10William & MaryWon 31–21 vs. Villanova+10VillanovaLost 17–33 at New Hampshire-16New HampshireLost 38–41 vs. Stony Brook-3Stony BrookLost 17–28 at Towson-11Towson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsCentral ConnecticutW 38–⁠1478%
Sep 7atAkronL 33–⁠3555%
Sep 14vsSaint FrancisW 24–⁠2073%
Sep 21vsCharlotteW 34–⁠769%
Sep 28atDelawareL 22–⁠2947%
Oct 5vsUAlbanyW 40–⁠1368%
Oct 12vsRichmondW 38–⁠3164%
Oct 26atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠1753%
Nov 2vsVillanovaW 31–⁠2151%
Nov 9atNew HampshireL 17–⁠3344%
Nov 16vsStony BrookL 38–⁠4167%
Nov 23atTowsonL 17–⁠2822%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Towson 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1355 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.4 No. 29 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 178
Offensive coordinator
Mike O’Cain
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).

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Brandon Ravenel ATH★★★No. 1102

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Athletes and specialists13.00.837

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maine7–⁠110–⁠2
Towson6–⁠211–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠47–⁠5
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠6
James Madison3–⁠56–⁠6
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠9
UAlbany0–⁠81–⁠11

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