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2017 James Madison

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

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2017, game by game: won at East Carolina 34–14; won vs. East Tennessee State 52–10; won vs. Norfolk State 75–14; won vs. Maine 28–10; won at Delaware 20–10; won vs. Villanova 30–8; won at William & Mary 46–14; won vs. New Hampshire 21–0; won at Rhode Island 38–3; won vs. Richmond 20–13; won at Elon 31–3; won vs. Stony Brook 26–7; won vs. Weber State 31–28; won vs. South Dakota State 51–16; lost vs. North Dakota State 13–17+61−4Won 34–14 at East Carolina+20East CarolinaWon 52–10 vs. East Tennessee State+42East Tennessee …Won 75–14 vs. Norfolk State+61Norfolk StateWon 28–10 vs. Maine+18MaineWon 20–10 at Delaware+10DelawareWon 30–8 vs. Villanova+22VillanovaWon 46–14 at William & Mary+32William & MaryWon 21–0 vs. New Hampshire+21New HampshireWon 38–3 at Rhode Island+35Rhode IslandWon 20–13 vs. Richmond+7RichmondWon 31–3 at Elon+28ElonWon 26–7 vs. Stony Brook+19Stony BrookWon 31–28 vs. Weber State+3Weber StateWon 51–16 vs. South Dakota State+35South Dakota St…Lost 13–17 vs. North Dakota State-4North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠1460%
Sep 9vsEast Tennessee StateW 52–⁠1090%
Sep 16vsNorfolk StateW 75–⁠1492%
Sep 23vsMaineW 28–⁠1083%
Sep 30atDelawareW 20–⁠1079%
Oct 14vsVillanovaW 30–⁠876%
Oct 21atWilliam & MaryW 46–⁠1481%
Oct 28vsNew HampshireW 21–⁠083%
Nov 4atRhode IslandW 38–⁠388%
Nov 11vsRichmondW 20–⁠1381%
Nov 18atElonW 31–⁠382%
Dec 2vsStony BrookW 26–⁠782%
Dec 8vsWeber StateW 31–⁠2878%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsSouth Dakota StateW 51–⁠1670%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 4th-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
516–⁠167
Coach
—
Elo
1664 +134 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.2 No. 1 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 147
Offensive coordinator
Donnie Kirkpatrick
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott

Leaders

Passing yardsBryan Schor QB192 yds
Passing touchdownsBryan Schor QB1 TD
Rushing yardsCardon Johnson RB265 yds
Rushing touchdownsCardon Johnson RB2 TD
Receiving yardsDavid Eldridge WR51 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Carlton TE1 TD
TacklesKyre Hawkins LB13 tkl
SacksAndrew Ankrah DL1 sacks
InterceptionsRashad Robinson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Marcus Hawkins DT★★★No. 1189
Gage Moloney DUAL★★★No. 2046
Liam Fornadel OG★★★No. 2075
Taurus Carroll CB★★★No. 2174
Garrett Groulx SDE★★No. 2961

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.803
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line13.00.802
Defensive line32.30.788
Linebackers22.00.755
Defensive backs13.00.798
Whole class92.40.783

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.

2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Stony Brook7–⁠210–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠39–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson3–⁠55–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠55–⁠6
Maine3–⁠54–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
William & Mary0–⁠82–⁠9

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