2022 James Madison Dukes football team

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2022 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
Sun Belt East Division co-champion
Conference Sun Belt
DivisionEast Division
Record8–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorBryant Haines (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy  6 –2   9 –4  
James Madison* x  6 –2   8 –3  
Marshall  5 –3   9 –4  
Georgia Southern  3 –5   6 –7  
Appalachian State  3 –5   6 –6  
Georgia State  3 –5   4 –8  
Old Dominion  2 –6   3 –9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$  7 –1   12 –2  
South Alabama x  7 –1   10 –3  
Southern Miss  4 –4   7 –6  
Louisiana  4 –4   6 –7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5   4 –8  
Texas State  2 –6   4 –8  
Arkansas State  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Curt Cignetti. The Dukes played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for first place in the East division.

Contents

The season marked the Dukes' first year in the Sun Belt and the first of a two-year transition period from the Football Championship Subdivision. [1] They were not eligible for a bowl game due to the transition period. Ordinarily, the first year of an FCS to FBS transition is spent as an FCS team with a mixed schedule of FCS and FBS opponents, while a schedule more closely resembling that of a typical FBS team is played in the second year. However, the Dukes had 10 FBS teams on their 11-game 2022 schedule, including five home games against FBS teams, which allowed their opponents to count James Madison as an FBS team in determining their own bowl eligibility. [2] The Dukes filed an application with the NCAA requesting a waiver that would count the 2022 season as the second year of the two-year transition period. [3] On April 27, 2023, the NCAA denied the waiver. [4]

On October 9, 2022, the Dukes were ranked No. 25 in the AP poll, a first for the school. [5]

Preseason

Media poll

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and 26, 2022. The Dukes were picked to finish in sixth place in the Sun Belt's East division. [6]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Appalachian State94 (10)
2Coastal Carolina77 (2)
3Georgia State68 (1)
4Marshall62
5Georgia Southern35 (1)
6James Madison31
7Old Dominion25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

Roster

2022 James Madison Dukes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Terrance Green Jr.GS
QB 1 Todd Centeio GS
RB 3Solomon Vanhorse Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 5Latrele Palmer Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 6Kaelon Black Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 8Kris Thornton Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 9Reggie Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 11Billy Atkins Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 12Jayden MinesFr
WR 13Anthony JohnsonFr
QB 14 Alonza Barnett III Fr
WR 15Maxwell James Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 16Desmond Green Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 16Chase Hart Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Blake KendallFr
WR 19Devin Ravenel Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 21A. J. DavisGS
WR 22Marion Haley Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 23Sammy Malignaggi Redshirt.svg  So
RB 25Wayne KnightFr
WR 28Blake Barnes Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 31Percy Agyei-ObeseGS
RB 32Kalin Jean Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 40Peyton Rutherford Redshirt.svg  So
RB 41Anthony Eaton Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 43Cooper Thunell Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 44 Zach Horton So
WR 45Holt Egan Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 49Payton Hunter Redshirt.svg  So
OL 52Tyshawn Wyatt Redshirt.svg  So
OL 53Andrew AdairSo
OL 54Carter MillerFr
OL 55Ronald Altman Redshirt.svg  So
OL 56Nick Kidwell Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 58Tanner Morris Redshirt.svg  So
OL 60Carter SweazieFr
OL 61Joe Worman Redshirt.svg  So
OL 62Wesley BosticFr
OL 66Cole PottsSo
OL 70Brett Davis Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 71Scott Hummel Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72Josh Toner Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 74Tyler Stephens Redshirt.svg  So
OL 75Jaelin Montgomery Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Jack WorkmanFr
OL 78Isaac Owusu-Appiah Redshirt.svg  So
OL 79Joseph SimmonsFr
WR 82Troy Lewis Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 83Erick HarrisFr
TE 84Kelly Mitchell Redshirt.svg  So
TE 85Noah TurnerGS
TE 89Drew Painter Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 0 Isaac Ukwu Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 1Que Reid Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 2Chauncey LoganFr
DL 3 Mikail Kamara Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 5Jamare Edwards Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 6Julio Ayamel Redshirt.svg  So
S 7Jarius Reimonenq Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 8Deon JonesGS
DL 8Abi Nwabouku-Okonji Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 9 Jamree Kromah Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 10 Jalen Green Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 11Antonio Webb Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 12Josh Sarratt Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 13John Ransom Redshirt.svg  So
CB 14Nehki Meredith Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 17Amar ThomasFr
LB 18Skylar MartinSo
CB 20Xavier Cokley Redshirt.svg  So
CB 21Jordan Swann Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 22Jordan White Redshirt.svg  So
LB 24Trent HendrickFr
LB 25 Jailin Walker So
CB 26Devyn Coles Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 27Jacob ThomasFr
S 28Kye HolmesSo
CB 29Brent AustinFr
CB 30Justin EaglinFr
CB 31Antoine Booth Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32 Aiden Fisher Fr
S 33Sam Kidd Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 34Chris Chukwuneke Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 35Jahquil Batts Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 39Payne Bauer Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 41Tate Beaver Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 42Carter BanksFr
LB 43Matthew Channell Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 44Taurus Jones Redshirt.svg  So
DL 45Antonio Colclough Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 46Seth Noatala Redshirt.svg  So
DL 48Greyson CaddFr
S 49Francis Meehan Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 51Mateo Jackson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 53Zai Roberts Redshirt.svg  So
LB 54Brandon Fique Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 55Jordan Funk Redshirt.svg  So
DL 57Ike ThompsonFr
DL 59Tyrique TuckerFr
DL 90Tony Thurston Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 92Tyler Negron Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 94Sean Pettis Redshirt.svg  So
DL 95Chepas PettisFr
DL 99 James Carpenter Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 36Justin Ritter Redshirt.svg  So
K 37Wade RobinsFr
K 40Camden Wise Redshirt.svg  Jr
LS 46Aaron Whear Redshirt.svg  So
LS 50Kyle DavisGS
LS 51Kaden Schickel Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 91Sam ClarkSr
K 96Connor Madden Redshirt.svg  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Shanahan (Offensive coordinator / Wide receivers)
  • Bryant Haines (Defensive coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Grant Cain (Special teams coordinator / Tight ends / Assistant head coach)
  • Marcus Hall-Oliver (Safeties)
  • Matt Birkett (Cornerbacks)
  • John Miller (Running backs)
  • Damian Wroblewski (Offensive line / Assistant head coach)
  • Tino Sunseri (Quarterbacks / Pass game)
  • Pat Kuntz (Defensive line)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 24, 2022

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee *
 ESPN+ W 44–723,074
September 104:00 p.m. Norfolk State *
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 ESPN3 W 63–723,928
September 243:30 p.m.at Appalachian State
ESPN+W 32–2833,248
October 11:30 p.m. Texas State
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPN+W 40–1325,188
October 86:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
NFLN W 42–2020,083
October 154:00 p.m.at Georgia Southern No. 25
ESPN+L 38–4518,738
October 223:30 p.m. Marshall Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPN+L 12–2626,159
November 57:30 p.m.at Louisville *
 ESPNU L 10–3442,157
November 121:00 p.m.at Old Dominion
ESPN+W 37–321,934
November 192:00 p.m. Georgia State
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPN+W 42–4020,055
November 2612:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPNUW 47–719,393
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[7]

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Raiders00707
Dukes02116744

Norfolk State

1234Total
Spartans00707
Dukes211421763

At Appalachian State

James Madison Dukes (2–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Dukes3771532
Mountaineers0280028

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,248
  • Referee: Trennins Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson and Avery Hall
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • JMU – Camden Wise 27-yard field goal, 8:10. Dukes 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:50.

Second quarter

  • APP – Camerun Peoples 2-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 13:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:54.
  • APP – Miller Gibbs 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 11:45. Mountaineers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:53.
  • APP – Dalton Stroman 27-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 8:37. Mountaineers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:07.
  • APP – Nate Noel 5-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 6:10. Mountaineers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:46.
  • JMU – Kaelon Black 23-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Camden Wise kick), 2:16. Mountaineers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Third quarter

  • JMU – Todd Centeio 2-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 1:19. Mountaineers 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:53.

Fourth quarter

  • JMU – Terrance Greene Jr. 36-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Todd Centeio pass to Kris Thornton), 11:28. Mountaineers 28–25. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:58.
  • JMU – Kaelon Black 4-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 10:36. Dukes 32–28. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:35.

Statistics

StatisticsJMUAPP
First downs1915
Total yards376298
Rushing yards17263
Passing yards204235
Turnovers22
Time of possession33:2826:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
James MadisonPassing Todd Centeio 16/28, 204 yards, 2 TD
RushingKaelon Black18 rushes, 85 yards, TD
ReceivingReggie Brown4 receptions, 81 yards
Appalachian StatePassing Chase Brice 17/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingAhmani Marshall8 rushes, 40 yards
ReceivingDashaun Davis3 receptions, 57 yards

Texas State

1234Total
Bobcats007613
Dukes71271440

At Arkansas State

1234Total
Dukes01472142
Red Wolves0310720

At Georgia Southern

1234Total
No. 25 Dukes71071438
Eagles014171445

Marshall

Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at James Madison Dukes (5–1)
Quarter1234Total
Thundering Herd2710726
Dukes1200012

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

  • Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 26,159
  • Referee: Trennis Livingston
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Vad Lee (analyst)
  • Pregame line: James Madison –12.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:07) JMU – Camden Wise 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:12; James Madison 3–0)
  • (3:24) JMU – Zach Horton 17 yard pass from Billy Atkins (Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:06; James Madison 9–0)
  • (3:24) MRSH – E. J. Jackson 85 yard PAT return (James Madison 9–2)
  • (1:07) JMU – Camden Wise 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:46; James Madison 12–2)
Second quarter
  • (9:54) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 61 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:11; James Madison 12–9)
Third quarter
  • (13:17) MRSH – Corey Gammage 57 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:10; Marshall 16–12)
  • (8:10) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 38 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:18; Marshall 19–12)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:07) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 18 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:49; Marshall 26–12)
StatisticsMRSHJMU
First downs1210
Plays–yards75–32672–247
Rushes–yards44–16737–83
Passing yards159164
Passing: comp–att–int15–31–213–35–4
Time of possession31:3428:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MarshallPassing Cam Fancher 15/31, 159 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Khalan Laborn 30 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingCorey Gammage5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
James MadisonPassingBilly Atkins13/35, 164 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
RushingPercy Agyei-Obese20 carries, 96 yards
ReceivingTerrance Greene, Jr3 receptions, 66 yards

Louisville

1234Total
Dukes370010
Cardinals73101434

At Old Dominion

1234Total
Dukes71013737
Monarchs03003

Statistics

StatisticsJMUODU
First downs2211
Total yards491227
Rushing yards18778
Passing yards304149
Turnovers24
Time of possession38:1221:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
James MadisonPassingTodd Centeio18/21, 304 yards, 1 INT
RushingPercy Agyei-Obese16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingKris Thornton6 receptions, 140 yards
Old DominionPassing Hayden Wolff 12/22, 112 yards, 2 INT
RushingHayden Wolff9 carries, 27 yards
ReceivingAhmarian Granger4 receptions, 46 yards

Georgia State

1234Total
Panthers10240640
Dukes7721742

No. 23 Coastal Carolina

1234Total
No. 23 Chanticleers70007
Dukes31720747

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP ————RVRV25RV—————RVRV—
Coaches ————RVRVRV——————RV——
CFP Not released——————Not released

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