Bisonville.com Football Fan Guide
General Information
Name James Madison
Location Harrisonburg, VA
Nickname Dukes
Colors Purple and Gold
Coach Bob Chesney (14-5 .737)
Division FBS
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2025 Schedule and Results (5-1)
Date Rank Opponent Score
08.30.2025 H Weber State W 45-10
09.05.2025 A Louisville L 14-28
09.20.2025 A Liberty W 31-13
09.27.2025 H Georgia Southern W 35-10
10.04.2025 A Georgia State W 14-7
10.11.2025 H Louisiana-Lafayette W 24-14
10.18.2025 H Old Dominion
10.28.2025 A Texas State
11.08.2025 A Marshall
11.15.2025 H Appalachian State
11.22.2025 H Washington State
11.29.2025 A Coastal Carolina
All-Time Win-Loss Record: 383-230-4 (.624)
1972 0-4-1 1973 4-5 1974 6-4 1975 9-0-1 1976 7-4
1977 5-5 1978 8-2 1979 4-6 1980 4-6 1981 3-8
1982 8-3 1983 3-8 1984 6-5 1985 5-6 1986 5-5-1
1987 9-3 1988 5-6 1989 5-4-1 1990 5-6 1991 9-4
1992 4-7 1993 6-5 1994 10-3 1995 8-4 1996 7-4
1997 5-6 1998 3-8 1999 8-4 2000 6-5 2001 2-9
2002 5-7 2003 6-6 2004 13-2 2005 7-4 2006 9-3
2007 8-4 2008 12-2 2009 6-5 2010 6-5 2011 8-5
2012 7-4 2013 6-6 2014 9-4 2015 9-3 2016 14-1
2017 14-1 2018 9-4 2019 14-2 2020 7-1 2021 12-2
2022 8-3 2023 11-2 2024 9-4 2025 5-1
FCS Impact
Membership 1980-2021
Overall Record 307-190-2 (.617)
Playoff Record 24-16 (.600) with 2 Championships
Record v FCS 273-156-1 (.636)
Record v FBS 6-26 (.188)
Record v DII 23-7-1 (.758)
Record v DIII 1-0 (1.000)
Record v non-NCAA 4-1 (.800)
DII Impact
Membership 1974-1976
Overall Record 22-8-1 (.726)
Playoff Record 0-0 with 0 Championships
Record v DII 1-1 (.500)
Record v FCS 0-0
Record v FBS 1-0 (1.000)
Record v DIII 17-5 (.773)
Record v non-NCAA 3-2 (.600)
NDSU's All-Time Record vs James Madison: 4-1 (.800)
2021 H W 20-14 2019 N W 28-20 2017 N W 17-13 2016 H L 17-27
2011 H W 26-14
This page was last updated on 10/12/2025 10:31:45 AM.