2024 James Madison Dukes football team

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2024 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dean Kennedy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill (1st season)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Appalachian State  0 0   0 0  
Coastal Carolina  0 0   0 0  
Georgia Southern  0 0   0 0  
Georgia State  0 0   0 0  
James Madison  0 0   0 0  
Marshall  0 0   0 0  
Old Dominion  0 0   0 0  
West Division
Arkansas State  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana  0 0   0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 0   0 0  
South Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Southern Miss  0 0   0 0  
Texas State  0 0   0 0  
Troy  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of July 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 James Madison Dukes football team will represent James Madison University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Dukes are led by Bob Chesney in his first year as the head coach. The Dukes will play home games at the Bridgeforth Stadium, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Transfers

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Dukes were picked to finish second place in the East division. [2]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Appalachian State96 (12)
2James Madison79 (2)
3Coastal Carolina67
4Georgia Southern50
5Marshall49
6Old Dominion32
7Georgia State19

Offensive lineman Cole Potts and punter Ryan Hanson were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and special teams, respectively. [3] Offensive lineman Tyshawn Wyatt, defensive lineman Eric O'Neill, and cornerback Chauncey Logan were named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024. [4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 318:00 p.m.at Charlotte * ESPNU
September 76:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * ESPN+
September 21at North Carolina *
September 28 Ball State *
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
October 5at Louisiana–Monroe
October 107:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPN2
October 19at Georgia Southern
October 26 Southern Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 9 Georgia State
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 16at Old Dominion
November 23at Appalachian State
November 30 Marshall
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA

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References

  1. "JMU FOOTBALL'S COACHING STAFF UNDER BOB CHESNEY". JMU Sports News. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. "Dukes Picked Second in East Division, Five Named Preseason All-Sun Belt". James Madison University Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  4. "2024 James Madison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.