James Madison·CAA

2020 — The 2020 Season

James Madison's 2020 season (2-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 2-1
Final result Postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -2.5 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs VMI 31-24 Bowl W vs Nort Dak 34-21 Bowl L @ Sam Hou 35-38 Bowl
Defining moments
The statement

The 2020 season's largest margin: James Madison 34, North Dakota 21. A 13-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: James Madison 35, Sam Houston 38. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: James Madison fell to Sam Houston 35-38 in the postseason.

"Go Dukes"
— James Madison fanbase voice · 2020· synthesized
What it meant

2020 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.