The 2025 season's largest margin: James Madison 59, Coastal Carolina 10. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2025 — The Ten-Win Year
James Madison's 2025 season (12-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Alonza BarnettQB2,806 passing yards
- Wayne KnightRB1,373 rushing yards
- Jordan FullerRB415 rushing yards
- Jobi MalaryRB349 rushing yards
- Landon EllisWR624 receiving yards
- Nick DeGennaroWR500 receiving yards
- Jaylan SanchezWR396 receiving yards
- Trent HendrickLB96 tackles
- Tyler BrownS71 tackles
- Jacob ThomasS65 tackles
- Sahir WestDL6.5 sacks
- Xavier HolmesDL5.5 sacks
- Aiden GobairaDL4.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2025.
The season's deepest loss: James Madison 34, Oregon 51. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: James Madison fell to Oregon 34-51 in the postseason.
"Go Dukes"
2025 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.