James Madison 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 7-2

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +4.2 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Camden ColemanQB1,743 passing yards
JC EvansQB370 passing yards
George PettawayRB824 rushing yards
Nick HermanRB315 rushing yards
Seth CromwellRB314 rushing yards
Corey ScottWR386 receiving yards
Michael ScottWR356 receiving yards
Cole KellerTE353 receiving yards
Nakian JacksonLB65 tackles
JT HootenLB58 tackles
Jayon HarveyS52 tackles
Amar ThomasEDGE3 sacks
Turner SchmidtEDGE2.5 sacks
Kells BushDL2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: James Madison 87, Wagner 3. A 84-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: James Madison 31, App State 34. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Dukes"

— James Madison fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for James Madison — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.