CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Sun Belt
James Madison
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Sun Belt. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #6; PPG allowed #10. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 5-0. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Camden Coleman
FBS #64 · 980 season total
81CMP128ATT980Yards10TD1INT63.28%CMP%151.81NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
George Pettaway
FBS #15 · 497 season total
74Carries497Yards6TD6.72Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Corey Scott
FBS #91 · 289 season total
21REC289Yards4TD13.76Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Nakian Jackson
FBS #40 · 39 season total
39Total16Solo23Assists3.50TFL1.50Sacks
Sacks Leader
JT Hooten
FBS #89 · 2.50 season total
2.50Sacks4.50TFL1QB hurries27Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
DJ Kelly
FBS #2 · 3 season total
3INT2Passes defended0Defensive TDs2Return yards10Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Liberty | W | 20–13 | -6 | W | 50.5 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | Wagner | W | 87–3 | -46.5 | W | 57 | O |
| 3 | 2026-09-20 | A | San Diego State | W | 26–13 | +3 | W | 46.5 | U |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Old Dominion | W | 46–20 | -7 | W | 44.5 | O |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | H | Marshall | W | 45–17 | -14.5 | W | 55.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Georgia Southern | — | — | -7.5 | — | 54.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Georgia State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-22 | A | App State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-29 | H | Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-06 | A | Southern Miss | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | UConn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | H | Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.