James Madison 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:41 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The James Madison Dukes will face Charlotte in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full James Madison schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 James Madison Game and TV Schedule

Opponent	Date/Time	Score/Tickets	TV Channel
@ Charlotte	August 31 \| 8:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Gardner-Webb (FCS)	September 7 \| 6:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ North Carolina	September 21 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
Ball State	September 28 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
@ Louisiana-Monroe	October 5 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
Coastal Carolina	October 10 \| 7:30 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Georgia Southern	October 19 \| 4:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Southern Miss	October 26 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
Georgia State	November 9 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
@ Old Dominion	November 16 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
@ Appalachian State	November 23 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA
Marshall	November 30 \| 1:00 PM ET	Get tickets for this game at StubHub	TBA

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Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total from last year (59), the Dukes have the 15th-easiest schedule in college football.
James Madison will face the eighth-easiest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (49).
Based on their Sun Belt opponents’ combined win total last year, the Dukes will be playing the 106th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
James Madison has seven games this season against teams that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes zero teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer wins last season.
The Dukes will have seven teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

From an offensive standpoint, the Dukes ranked 40th in FBS with 418.9 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 32nd in total defense (335.4 yards allowed per contest).
James Madison clicked on all fronts last season, as it ranked 23rd-best in scoring offense (34.1 points per game) and 20th-best in scoring defense (19.5 points allowed per game).
On offense, the Dukes were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking 20th-best in FBS by totaling 284.1 passing yards per game. They ranked 108th on defense (250.0 passing yards allowed per game).
James Madison had the 92nd-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (134.8 per game), and it was more effective on defense, ranking 10th-best with just 102.4 rushing yards allowed per game.
With 22 forced turnovers (25th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS), James Madison’s +7 turnover margin was the 19th-best in college football last season.