American college football season
2022 James Madison Dukes football |
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Sun Belt East Division co-champion |
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Conference | Sun Belt |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 8–3 (6–2 Sun Belt) |
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Head coach | - Curt Cignetti (4th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Shanahan (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Bryant Haines (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2022 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Curt Cignetti. The Dukes played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for first place in the East division.
The season marked the Dukes' first year in the Sun Belt and the first of a two-year transition period from the Football Championship Subdivision.[1] They were not eligible for a bowl game due to the transition period. Ordinarily, the first year of an FCS to FBS transition is spent as an FCS team with a mixed schedule of FCS and FBS opponents, while a schedule more closely resembling that of a typical FBS team is played in the second year. However, the Dukes had 10 FBS teams on their 11-game 2022 schedule, including five home games against FBS teams, which allowed their opponents to count James Madison as an FBS team in determining their own bowl eligibility.[2] The Dukes filed an application with the NCAA requesting a waiver that would count the 2022 season as the second year of the two-year transition period.[3] On April 27, 2023, the NCAA denied the waiver.[4]
On October 9, 2022, the Dukes were ranked No. 25 in the AP poll, a first for the school.[5]
Preseason
Media poll
The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and 26, 2022. The Dukes were picked to finish in sixth place in the Sun Belt's East division.[6]
Media poll (East division) |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Appalachian State | 94 (10) |
2 | Coastal Carolina | 77 (2) |
3 | Georgia State | 68 (1) |
4 | Marshall | 62 |
5 | Georgia Southern | 35 (1) |
6 | James Madison | 31 |
7 | Old Dominion | 25 |
Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams
Offense
1st team
- Kris Thornton – Wide Receiver, RS-SR
Roster
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* | | | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 23,074 |
September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Norfolk State* | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| ESPN3 | W 63–7 | 23,928 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State | | | ESPN+ | W 32–28 | 33,248 |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas State | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| ESPN+ | W 40–13 | 25,188 |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State | | | NFLN | W 42–20 | 20,083 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | No. 25 | | ESPN+ | L 38–45 | 18,738 |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| ESPN+ | L 12–26 | 26,159 |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisville* | | | ESPNU | L 10–34 | 42,157 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | | | ESPN+ | W 37–3 | 21,934 |
November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia State | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| ESPN+ | W 42–40 | 20,055 |
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| ESPNU | W 47–7 | 19,393 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Dukes | 0 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 44 |
Norfolk State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Dukes | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
At Appalachian State
James Madison Dukes (2–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
- Game attendance: 33,248
- Referee: Trennins Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson and Avery Hall
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
First quarter - JMU – Camden Wise 27-yard field goal, 8:10. Dukes 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:50.
Second quarter - APP – Camerun Peoples 2-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 13:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:54.
- APP – Miller Gibbs 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 11:45. Mountaineers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:53.
- APP – Dalton Stroman 27-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 8:37. Mountaineers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:07.
- APP – Nate Noel 5-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 6:10. Mountaineers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:46.
- JMU – Kaelon Black 23-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Camden Wise kick), 2:16. Mountaineers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter - JMU – Todd Centeio 2-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 1:19. Mountaineers 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:53.
Fourth quarter - JMU – Terrance Greene Jr. 36-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Todd Centeio pass to Kris Thornton), 11:28. Mountaineers 28–25. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:58.
- JMU – Kaelon Black 4-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 10:36. Dukes 32–28. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:35.
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Statistics
Statistics | JMU | APP |
First downs | 19 | 15 |
Total yards | 376 | 298 |
Rushing yards | 172 | 63 |
Passing yards | 204 | 235 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:28 | 26:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
James Madison | Passing | Todd Centeio | 16/28, 204 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kaelon Black | 18 rushes, 85 yards, TD |
Receiving | Reggie Brown | 4 receptions, 81 yards |
Appalachian State | Passing | Chase Brice | 17/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ahmani Marshall | 8 rushes, 40 yards |
Receiving | Dashaun Davis | 3 receptions, 57 yards |
Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Dukes | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
At Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
Red Wolves | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
At Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Eagles | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Marshall
Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at James Madison Dukes (5–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
Dukes | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
- Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph
- Game attendance: 26,159
- Referee: Trennis Livingston
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Vad Lee (analyst)
- Pregame line: James Madison –12.5
Game information |
- First quarter
- (7:07) JMU – Camden Wise 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:12; James Madison 3–0)
- (3:24) JMU – Zach Horton 17 yard pass from Billy Atkins (Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:06; James Madison 9–0)
- (3:24) MRSH – E. J. Jackson 85 yard PAT return (James Madison 9–2)
- (1:07) JMU – Camden Wise 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:46; James Madison 12–2)
- Second quarter
- (9:54) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 61 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:11; James Madison 12–9)
- Third quarter
- (13:17) MRSH – Corey Gammage 57 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:10; Marshall 16–12)
- (8:10) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 38 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:18; Marshall 19–12)
- Fourth quarter
- (4:07) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 18 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:49; Marshall 26–12)
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Statistics | MRSH | JMU |
First downs | 12 | 10 |
Plays–yards | 75–326 | 72–247 |
Rushes–yards | 44–167 | 37–83 |
Passing yards | 159 | 164 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–31–2 | 13–35–4 |
Time of possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Marshall | Passing | Cam Fancher | 15/31, 159 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 30 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Corey Gammage | 5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD |
James Madison | Passing | Billy Atkins | 13/35, 164 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT |
Rushing | Percy Agyei-Obese | 20 carries, 96 yards |
Receiving | Terrance Greene, Jr | 3 receptions, 66 yards |
Louisville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
At Old Dominion
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 7 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
Statistics | JMU | ODU |
First downs | 22 | 11 |
Total yards | 491 | 227 |
Rushing yards | 187 | 78 |
Passing yards | 304 | 149 |
Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
Time of possession | 38:12 | 21:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
James Madison | Passing | Todd Centeio | 18/21, 304 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Percy Agyei-Obese | 16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Kris Thornton | 6 receptions, 140 yards |
Old Dominion | Passing | Hayden Wolff | 12/22, 112 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Hayden Wolff | 9 carries, 27 yards |
Receiving | Ahmarian Granger | 4 receptions, 46 yards |
Georgia State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 10 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
Dukes | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
No. 23 Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Chanticleers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Dukes | 3 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 47 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "James Madison to Compete in Sun Belt Conference in 2022–2023". James Madison University. February 2, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Mettlen, Shane (September 21, 2022). "Big Payday Awaits JMU for Future Road Game". Daily News-Record. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Mettlen, Shane (October 4, 2022). "There's a Reason for JMU's Bowl Ban, but the Rule Doesn't Work". Daily News-Record. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA denies James Madison's bid for waiver to gain bowl eligibility". The Virginian-Pilot. April 27, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "JMU football ranked on AP Top 25 for first time ever". www.cbs19news.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. July 25, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Schedule". Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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