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2015 James Madison

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2015, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 56–7; won vs. Lehigh 55–17; won vs. UAlbany 42–28; won at SMU 48–45; won vs. Stony Brook 38–20; won at Towson 51–30; won at Elon 51–0; lost vs. Richmond 49–59; lost at William & Mary 41–44; won at Delaware 24–21; won vs. Villanova 38–29; lost vs. Colgate 38–44+51−10Won 56–7 vs. Morehead State+49Morehead StateWon 55–17 vs. Lehigh+38LehighWon 42–28 vs. UAlbany+14UAlbanyWon 48–45 at SMU+3SMUWon 38–20 vs. Stony Brook+18Stony BrookWon 51–30 at Towson+21TowsonWon 51–0 at Elon+51ElonLost 49–59 vs. Richmond-10RichmondLost 41–44 at William & Mary-3William & MaryWon 24–21 at Delaware+3DelawareWon 38–29 vs. Villanova+9VillanovaLost 38–44 vs. Colgate-6Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMorehead StateW 56–⁠781%
Sep 12vsLehighW 55–⁠1775%
Sep 19vsUAlbanyW 42–⁠2873%
Sep 26atSMUW 48–⁠4550%
Oct 3vsStony BrookW 38–⁠2072%
Oct 10atTowsonW 51–⁠3066%
Oct 17atElonW 51–⁠080%
Oct 24vsRichmondL 49–⁠5968%
Oct 31atWilliam & MaryL 41–⁠4442%
Nov 14atDelawareW 24–⁠2172%
Nov 21vsVillanovaW 38–⁠2964%
Dec 5vsColgateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 38–⁠4470%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 44–⁠38 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Richmond and William & Mary

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
531–⁠344
Coach
—
Elo
1447 +54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.2 No. 12 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 135
Offensive coordinators
Brett Elliott and Zak Kuhr
Defensive coordinator
Steve Sisa

Leaders

Passing yardsVad Lee QB289 yds
Passing touchdownsVad Lee QB3 TD
Rushing yardsVad Lee QB276 yds
Rushing touchdownsVad Lee QB2 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Ravenel WR89 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrandon Ravenel WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Trai Sharp RB★★★No. 1326
Nyck Grayson SDE★★★No. 1718
Dimitri Holloway ATH★★★No. 2068
Jordan Brooks DT★★No. 2838
Charles Tutt ATH★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.835
Defensive line22.50.792
Athletes and specialists22.50.783
Whole class52.60.797

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.

2015 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠3
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠4
William & Mary6–⁠29–⁠4
Towson5–⁠37–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠37–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠5
Elon3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠54–⁠7
Maine3–⁠53–⁠8
UAlbany2–⁠63–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠10

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