Sun BeltDukes

James Madison

36th of 13612–2

Rank

36th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+10.2

90% range 0.9 to 19.5

Offense

32.9

26th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.7

48th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

Seed 12

national champion

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 30 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Weber State W 45–10

Rating change+1.2

Wk 2Sep 5 · 7:00 PM ET at#16

Louisville L 14–28

Rating change+1.8

Wk 4Sep 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Liberty W 31–13

Rating change+1.7

Wk 5Sep 27 · 1:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Southern W 35–10

Rating change+1.0

Wk 6Oct 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Georgia State W 14–7

Rating change−1.7

Wk 7Oct 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana W 24–14

Rating change−0.5

Wk 8Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Old Dominion W 63–27

Rating change+2.8

Wk 10Oct 28 · 8:00 PM ET at

Texas State W 52–20

Rating change+2.7

Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET at

Marshall W 35–23

Rating change−1.1

Wk 12Nov 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

App State W 58–10

Rating change+3.2

Wk 13Nov 22 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Washington State W 24–20

Rating change−0.6

Wk 14Nov 29 · 3:45 PM ET at

Coastal Carolina W 59–10

Rating change+3.2

Wk 15Dec 5 · 7:00 PM ET vs

TroySun Belt Championship W 31–14

Rating change−0.7

PostDec 20 · 7:30 PM ET at#4

OregonFirst round · College Football Playoff First Round Game L 34–51

Rating change−1.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2024	Sun Belt	70 of 134	−0.9	26.1	27.0	9–4	—
2023	Sun Belt	44 of 133	6.0	29.9	23.9	11–2	—
2022	Sun Belt	24 of 131	10.1	33.4	23.4	8–3	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

JMU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles