2020 James Madison
7–1. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morehead State 52–0Feb 20
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | vs Morehead State | W 52–0 | 90% |
| Feb 27 | vs Robert Morris | W 36–16 | 86% |
| Mar 6 | at Elon | W 20–17 | 75% |
| Mar 27 | at William & Mary | W 38–10 | 76% |
| Apr 17 | vs Richmond | W 23–6 | 81% |
| Apr 24Bowls & playoff | vs VMIFCS Championship – First Round | W 31–24 | 86% |
| May 2Bowls & playoff | vs North DakotaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal | W 34–21 | 77% |
| May 8Bowls & playoff | at Sam HoustonFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal | L 35–38 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 38–35 in the FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).
CAA South championsthe conference title
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in the Colonial Athletic Association’s South Division (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–132
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1575 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 170
- Offensive coordinator
- Shane Montgomery
- Defensive coordinator
- Corey Hetherman
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for James Madison are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Tyshawn Wyatt OG | ★★★ | No. 2154 |
| Antonio Webb Jr. CB | ★★★ | No. 2258 |
| Kaelon Black RB | ★★★ | No. 2416 |
| Tyler Stephens OG | ★★★ | No. 2820 |
| Chase Soper DUAL | ★★ | No. 3397 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.0 | 0.755 |
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.812 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.818 |
| Whole class | 6 | 2.7 | 0.793 |
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.