Schedule
Regular Season
Week |
Opponent |
W/L |
Location |
Result |
Record |
Conference
|
0 |
New Hampshire |
W |
Harrisonburg, VA |
41-24 |
1-0 |
1-0
|
1 |
North Dakota |
L |
Grand Forks, ND |
35-41 |
1-1 |
1-1
|
2 |
Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
3 |
Harvard |
W |
Harrisonburg, VA |
30-17 |
2-1 |
2-1
|
4 |
Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
5 |
Illinois State |
W |
Normal, IL |
35-20 |
3-1 |
3-1
|
6 |
Virginia Tech |
L |
Blacksburg, VA |
24-31 |
3-2 |
3-1
|
7 |
North Dakota State |
L |
Fargo, ND |
21-24 |
3-3 |
3-2
|
8 |
Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
9 |
Youngstown State |
W |
Youngstown, OH |
24-10 |
4-3 |
4-2
|
10 |
Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
11 |
Eastern Washington |
W |
Cheney, WA |
31-24 |
5-3 |
5-2
|
12 |
South Dakota State |
W |
Harrisonburg, VA |
23-17 |
6-3 |
6-2
|
13 |
Northern Iowa |
W |
Cedar Falls, IA |
21-12 |
7-3 |
7-2
|
14 |
Montana |
W |
Harrisonburg, VA |
38-24 |
8-3 |
8-2
|
15 |
Delaware |
W |
Harrisonburg, VA |
27-24 |
9-3 |
9-2
|
16 |
Bye |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Post Season
CFBHC FCS Championship Playoffs
James Madison reached the FCS National Championship after winning both their Quarterfinal and Semifinal matchups. They were the only team in the playoffs to go on the road and win a game away from home thus securing their place in the final. JMU would go on to lose the national championship game in which they faced a dominant North Dakota State team. The road to the final looked like this:
|
Play-In Games
|
|
Quarterfinals
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
Championship
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
North Dakota State (10-2)
|
35
|
|
|
8
|
Harvard (5-8)
|
16
|
|
|
|
8
|
Harvard (4-8)
|
24
|
|
|
|
1
|
North Dakota State (11-2)
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
Youngstown State (4-8)
|
14
|
|
|
|
4
|
Eastern Washington (9-4)
|
14
|
|
|
|
4
|
Eastern Washington (8-4)
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
Illinois State (8-4)
|
27
|
|
|
5
|
Illinois State (9-4)
|
24
|
|
|
12
|
Montana (0-12)
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
North Dakota State (12-2)
|
31
|
|
|
|
3
|
James Madison (11-3)
|
17
|
|
|
3
|
James Madison (9-3)
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
Northern Iowa (8-5)
|
7
|
|
|
|
6
|
Northern Iowa (7-5)
|
42
|
|
|
|
3
|
James Madison (10-3)
|
42
|
|
|
|
11
|
New Hampshire (1-11)
|
0
|
|
|
|
2
|
North Dakota (10-3)
|
21
|
|
|
2
|
North Dakota (9-3)
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Delaware (5-7)
|
28
|
|
|
7
|
Delaware (6-7)
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
South Dakota State (2-10)
|
26
|
|
Stats
Award Winners
1st Team All FCS Players