JMU, registering a 44-7 win versus MTSU on Saturday, now turns its attention to Norfolk State, the 37-point favorites. Today we will discuss about James Madison Football: Score| Coaches| Statistics
James Madison Football: Score| Coaches| Statistics
The James Madison Dukes football program represents James Madison University in the game of American football. The Dukes compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), starting play within the conference for the 2022 season. The university first fielded a football team in 1972, and Duke plays at the on-campus Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Duke is currently coached by Kurt Signetti.
| First season | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Jeff Bourne |
| Head coach | Curt Cignetti 4th season, 34–5 (.872) |
| Stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium (capacity: 24,877) |
| Field | Zane Showker Field |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| NCAA division | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Past conferences | Colonial Athletic Association |
| All-time record | 352–220–4 (.615) |
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) |
| Playoff appearances | Div. I FCS: 18 |
| Playoff record | Div. I FCS: 24–16 |
| Claimed national titles | Div. I FCS: 2 (2004, 2016) |
| Conference titles | 10 (1975, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| Division titles | 2 (1994, 2006) |
| Rivalries | Old Dominion |
Score
Kylon Black, a former Salem High standout, scored a go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard run with 10:36 remaining as the Dukes (3-0) knocked out one of the Sun Belt’s strongest teams in the past decade . ASU fell 2–2, including a 63–61 home loss to North Carolina, the number 17–14 stunner at the time. 6 Texas a.m. and a 32-28 Hail Mary win over Troy.
The first-year FBS Dukes took a 3–0 lead after a quarter in the first “Battle of the Blue Ridge” since 2008, but ASU (2-2, 1-1 Sun Belt) won the match amid a pair of JMU turnovers. dominated the second quarter. Cameron Peoples ran for a 2-yard score, Chase Bryce threw a 10-yard pass to Miller Gibbs and a 27-yard TD to Dalton Strowman, and Nate Noel ran from 5 yards.
Duke began responding with 2:16 to go into the second quarter as Todd Santio connected with Black on a 23-yard touchdown to make it 28-10. JMU missed an opportunity to cut their losses further as Camden Wise missed a field goal.
Coaches
Signeti has climbed the ladder in a 40-year football coaching career, leading JMU to his first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference and Football Bowl subdivision program in 2022.
His resume includes several FBS stops as an assistant coach and a 100–31 record (.763) in 11 seasons as a head coach, six at the NCAA Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011–16), Two at Elon (2017- 18) and three at JMU (2019-present).
In three seasons with the Dukes, he compiled a 33–5 record with 18–1 points in conference play, while being a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. Signetti guided JMU to three straight CAA Championship and FCS playoff berths, reaching the 2019 national championship and the FCS semi-finals in both 2020 and 2021.
Statistics
Since that time, the Dukes have reached the playoffs 13 times, giving several recent players extra games to collect statistics.
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against any football player’s athletic qualifications, giving everyone playing that season five years of eligibility instead of the usual four.
These lists are updated through JMU’s game against Middle Tennessee on September 3, 2022.
