2016 — The Ten-Win Year

James Madison's 2016 season (14-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 14-1
Final Result 14-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +1.8 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs More Sta 80-7 W vs Cent Con 56-21 L @ UNC 28-56 W @ Maine 31-20 W vs Delaware 43-20 W vs Will Mar 31-24 W @ New Ham 42-39 W vs Rhod Isl 84-7 W @ Richmond 47-43 W @ Villan 20-7 W vs Elon 63-14 W vs New Ham 55-22 W vs Sam Hou 65-7 W @ Nort Sta 27-17 CFP W vs Youn Sta 28-14 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: James Madison 84, Rhode Island 7. A 77-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: James Madison 28, North Carolina 56. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: James Madison beat Youngstown State 28-14 in the postseason.

"Go Dukes"
— James Madison fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for James Madison — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.