James Madison Dukes Football

James Madison opens the 2026 season against Liberty on Saturday, Sep 5 at Bridgeforth Stadium.

The Read

James Madison opens a 6.5-point favorite. Our model gives James Madison a 66% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

JMU 66% LIB 34%

PROJECTED FINAL

James Madison

29

Liberty

22

JMU win
66% One-score game
37%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) JMU

Home-field edge JMU

Market lean JMU

Model projection JMU

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

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Liberty @ James Madison

Sat, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELJMU 66% to win

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Wagner @ James Madison

Sat, Sep 12 · 3:30 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELJMU 97% to win

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James Madison @ San Diego State

Sat, Sep 19 · 7:00 PM PDT

CFB VIBES MODELSDSU 64% to win

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James Madison @ Old Dominion

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELJMU 54% to win

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Standings

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Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	GASOGeorgia SouthernGASO	0–0	0–0
5	GASTGeorgia StateGAST	0–0	0–0
6	JMUJames MadisonJMU	0–0	0–0
7	ULLouisianaUL	0–0	0–0
8	LTLouisiana TechLT	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	JMUJames MadisonJMU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	JMUJames MadisonJMU