2024 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season
2024 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Bob Chesney (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDean Kennedy (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLyle Hemphill (1st season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
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 3, 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]

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
D'Angelo Ponds CB Indiana
Rykin Maxwell WR Murray State
Solomon Vanhorse RB Indiana
Sammy Malignaggi RB Campbell
Tyrique Tucker DL Indiana
Brent Austin CB USF
Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana
Tyler Stephens OL Indiana
Kaelon Black RB Indiana
Nick Kidwell OL Indiana
Ty Son Lawton RB Indiana
James Carpenter DL Indiana
Jailin Walker LB Indiana
Aiden Fisher LB Indiana
Carter Miller OL Louisiana–Monroe
Mikail Kamara DL Indiana
Zach Horton TE Indiana
Kaden Schickel LS Michigan State
Jordan McCloud QB Texas State
Taurus Jones LB TBD
Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji DL Withdrawn
Chauncey Logan CB Withdrawn
Tyshawn Wyatt OT Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous School
Khairi Manns LB Colorado
Ahmarian Granger WR Old Dominion
Rayquan Adkins CB Cincinnati
Jobi Malary RB Portland State
Chris Fitzgerald DL Youngstown State
Jordan Taylor CB Tusculum
Cam Ross WR UConn
Pat McMurtrie OT Holy Cross
Hunter McLain OL Virginia Tech
Brionne Penny WR San Diego State
Tyler Purdy RB Holy Cross
DJ Cotton Jr. DL West Virginia
Dylan Morris QB Washington
Terry Lockett Jr. DL Syracuse
Ja'kai Young CB Gardner–Webb
Chris Shearin CB UConn
Lloyd Summerall DE USF
Raymond Scott LB Fresno State
Eric O'Neill DL LIU
Logan Kyle TE Vanderbilt
George Pettaway RB North Carolina
Ayo Adeyi RB North Texas
Jesse Ramil OT Saint Francis (PA)
AJ Abbasi DL West Virginia State
Jacob Dobbs LB Holy Cross
Nakai Poole WR Mississippi State

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 318:00 p.m.at Charlotte*ESPNU
September 76:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*ESPN+
September 21at North Carolina*
September 28Ball 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 26Southern Missdagger
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 9Georgia State
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 16at Old Dominion
November 23at Appalachian State
November 30Marshall
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "JMU FOOTBALL'S COACHING STAFF UNDER BOB CHESNEY". JMU Sports News. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 James Madison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.