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2019 James Madison

14–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2019, game by game: lost at West Virginia 13–20; won vs. Saint Francis 44–7; won vs. Morgan State 63–12; won at Chattanooga 37–14; won at Elon 45–10; won at Stony Brook 45–38; won vs. Villanova 38–24; won at William & Mary 38–10; won vs. Towson 27–10; won vs. New Hampshire 54–16; won vs. Richmond 48–6; won at Rhode Island 55–21; won vs. Monmouth 66–21; won vs. Northern Iowa 17–0; won vs. Weber State 30–14; lost vs. North Dakota State 20–28+51−8Lost 13–20 at West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 44–7 vs. Saint Francis+37Saint FrancisWon 63–12 vs. Morgan State+51Morgan StateWon 37–14 at Chattanooga+23ChattanoogaWon 45–10 at Elon+35ElonWon 45–38 at Stony Brook+7Stony BrookWon 38–24 vs. Villanova+14VillanovaWon 38–10 at William & Mary+28William & MaryWon 27–10 vs. Towson+17TowsonWon 54–16 vs. New Hampshire+38New HampshireWon 48–6 vs. Richmond+42RichmondWon 55–21 at Rhode Island+34Rhode IslandWon 66–21 vs. Monmouth+45MonmouthWon 17–0 vs. Northern Iowa+17Northern IowaWon 30–14 vs. Weber State+16Weber StateLost 20–28 vs. North Dakota State-8North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠2031%
Sep 7vsSaint FrancisW 44–⁠780%
Sep 14vsMorgan StateW 63–⁠1287%
Sep 21atChattanoogaW 37–⁠1470%
Sep 28atElonW 45–⁠1063%
Oct 5atStony BrookW 45–⁠3858%
Oct 12vsVillanovaW 38–⁠2469%
Oct 19atWilliam & MaryW 38–⁠1081%
Oct 26vsTowsonW 27–⁠1082%
Nov 9vsNew HampshireW 54–⁠1680%
Nov 16vsRichmondW 48–⁠686%
Nov 23atRhode IslandW 55–⁠2188%
Dec 7vsMonmouthFCS Championship – Second RoundW 66–⁠2172%
Dec 13vsNorthern IowaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 17–⁠075%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsWeber StateW 30–⁠1471%
Jan 11Bowls & playoffvsNorth Dakota StateL 20–⁠2841%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
14–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
640–⁠251
Coach
—
Elo
1643 +168 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.2 No. 2 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 147
Offensive coordinator
Shane Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Corey Hetherman
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Dinucci QB156 yds
Rushing yardsSolomon Vanhorse RB55 yds
Rushing touchdownsSolomon Vanhorse RB1 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Polk WR66 yds
TacklesDimitri Holloway LB13 tkl
SacksD’Angelo Amos S1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jalen Green OLB★★★No. 1049
Julio Ayamel ILB★★★No. 1049
C.J. Jackson RB★★★No. 2117
Jordan White ATH★★No. 3017
Hunter Bullock TE★★No. 3135

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.816
Receivers12.00.784
Defensive line12.00.776
Linebackers23.00.856
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class62.50.813

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.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Ben DiNucci QBDallas Cowboys

2019 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠014–⁠2
UAlbany6–⁠29–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠39–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠36–⁠5
Towson4–⁠47–⁠5
Maine4–⁠46–⁠6
Elon4–⁠45–⁠6
Richmond4–⁠45–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠55–⁠7
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Stony Brook2–⁠65–⁠7
Rhode Island0–⁠82–⁠10

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