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2016 James Madison

14–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2016, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 80–7; won vs. Central Connecticut 56–21; lost at North Carolina 28–56; won at Maine 31–20; won vs. Delaware 43–20; won vs. William & Mary 31–24; won at New Hampshire 42–39; won vs. Rhode Island 84–7; won at Richmond 47–43; won at Villanova 20–7; won vs. Elon 63–14; won vs. New Hampshire 55–22; won vs. Sam Houston 65–7; won at North Dakota State 27–17; won vs. Youngstown State 28–14+77−28Won 80–7 vs. Morehead State+73Morehead StateWon 56–21 vs. Central Connecticut+35Central Connect…Lost 28–56 at North Carolina-28North CarolinaWon 31–20 at Maine+11MaineWon 43–20 vs. Delaware+23DelawareWon 31–24 vs. William & Mary+7William & MaryWon 42–39 at New Hampshire+3New HampshireWon 84–7 vs. Rhode Island+77Rhode IslandWon 47–43 at Richmond+4RichmondWon 20–7 at Villanova+13VillanovaWon 63–14 vs. Elon+49ElonWon 55–22 vs. New Hampshire+33New HampshireWon 65–7 vs. Sam Houston+58Sam HoustonWon 27–17 at North Dakota State+10North Dakota St…Won 28–14 vs. Youngstown State+14Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMorehead StateW 80–⁠774%
Sep 10vsCentral ConnecticutW 56–⁠2184%
Sep 17atNorth CarolinaL 28–⁠5620%
Sep 24atMaineW 31–⁠2065%
Oct 1vsDelawareW 43–⁠2075%
Oct 8vsWilliam & MaryW 31–⁠2471%
Oct 15atNew HampshireW 42–⁠3949%
Oct 29vsRhode IslandW 84–⁠792%
Nov 5atRichmondW 47–⁠4338%
Nov 12atVillanovaW 20–⁠749%
Nov 19vsElonW 63–⁠1493%
Dec 3vsNew HampshireW 55–⁠2269%
Dec 9vsSam HoustonW 65–⁠754%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffatNorth Dakota StateW 27–⁠1732%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvsYoungstown StateW 28–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Youngstown State 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Record
14–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
700–⁠318
Coach
—
Elo
1644 +246 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.9 No. 3 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 156
Offensive coordinator
Donnie Kirkpatrick
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott

Leaders

Passing yardsBryan Schor QB218 yds
Passing touchdownsBryan Schor QB1 TD
Rushing yardsKhalid Abdullah RB116 yds
Rushing touchdownsKhalid Abdullah RB2 TD
Receiving yardsCardon Johnson RB68 yds
Receiving touchdownsCardon Johnson RB1 TD
TacklesBrandon Hereford LB11 tkl

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Anthony Womack S★★★No. 2098
Braxton Westfield WR★★No. 2312
D.J. Daniels DUAL★★No. 2378
Rondre Knowles-Tener DT★★No. 3018
Bryce Maginley DUAL★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.00.774
Receivers12.00.790
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.800
Whole class82.10.777

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.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Villanova6–⁠29–⁠4
New Hampshire6–⁠38–⁠5
Richmond5–⁠310–⁠4
Maine5–⁠36–⁠5
UAlbany4–⁠47–⁠4
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island1–⁠72–⁠9

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