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2014 James Madison

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2014, game by game: lost at Maryland 7–52; won at Lehigh 31–28; won vs. Saint Francis 38–22; lost at Villanova 31–49; lost vs. Delaware 23–30; won at UAlbany 31–28; won vs. Towson 62–7; won at Charlotte 48–40; won vs. William & Mary 31–24; won at Stony Brook 27–24; won at Richmond 55–20; won vs. Elon 59–27; lost vs. Liberty 21–26+55−45Lost 7–52 at Maryland-45MarylandWon 31–28 at Lehigh+3LehighWon 38–22 vs. Saint Francis+16Saint FrancisLost 31–49 at Villanova-18VillanovaLost 23–30 vs. Delaware-7DelawareWon 31–28 at UAlbany+3UAlbanyWon 62–7 vs. Towson+55TowsonWon 48–40 at Charlotte+8CharlotteWon 31–24 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryWon 27–24 at Stony Brook+3Stony BrookWon 55–20 at Richmond+35RichmondWon 59–27 vs. Elon+32ElonLost 21–26 vs. Liberty-5Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMarylandL 7–⁠5224%
Sep 6atLehighW 31–⁠2839%
Sep 13vsSaint FrancisW 38–⁠2265%
Sep 20atVillanovaL 31–⁠4933%
Sep 27vsDelawareL 23–⁠3058%
Oct 4atUAlbanyW 31–⁠2842%
Oct 11vsTowsonW 62–⁠753%
Oct 25atCharlotteW 48–⁠4057%
Nov 1vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2456%
Nov 8atStony BrookW 27–⁠2450%
Nov 15atRichmondW 55–⁠2045%
Nov 22vsElonW 59–⁠2791%
Nov 29vsLibertyNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 21–⁠2662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 26–⁠21 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 18th-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
464–⁠377
Coach
—
Elo
1439 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.7 No. 36 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 166
Offensive coordinators
Brad Davis and Drew Mehringer
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Staley

Leaders

Passing yardsVad Lee QB141 yds
Rushing yardsKhalid Abdullah RB67 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Miller WR1 TD
Receiving yardsSean Tapley WR62 yds
InterceptionsJimmy Moreland CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Cornell Urquhart TE★★No. 2293
Marcel Johnson ATH★★No. 3534
Abraham Rhodes OLB★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.780
Linebackers12.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class32.00.727

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.

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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