DUKE NATION · SUN BELT · SINCE 1978
James Madison Season by Season
Every James Madison football season on one page back to 1978: won-lost records, conference records, bowl results and final rankings for all 39 of them.
SEASON BY SEASON
39 SEASONS · 1978–2026 · 211–94 ALL-TIME · 5 NAMED BOWL GAMES
| SEASON | RECORD | CONFERENCE | BOWL | FINAL RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2025 | 12–2 | 8–0 | College Football Playoff First Round Game (L) | #19 |
| 2024 | 9–4 | 4–4 | Boca Raton Bowl (W) | – |
| 2023 | 11–2 | 7–1 | Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (L) | – |
| 2022 | 8–3 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 2021 | 12–2 | 7–1 | FCS Championship - Quarterfinals (W) | – |
| 2020 | 7–1 | 3–0 | FCS Championship - Semifinals (L) | – |
| 2019 | 14–2 | 8–0 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2018 | 9–4 | 7–2 | – | – |
| 2017 | 14–1 | 9–0 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2016 | 14–1 | 9–0 | Postseason (not named) | – |
| 2015 | 9–3 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 2014 | 9–4 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 2013 | 6–6 | 3–5 | – | – |
| 2012 | 7–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2011 | 8–5 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2010 | 5–5 | 2–5 | – | – |
| 2009 | 6–4 | 4–4 | – | – |
| 2008 | 10–1 | 8–0 | – | – |
| 2007 | 8–4 | 6–2 | – | – |
| 2006 | 8–3 | 7–1 | – | – |
| 2005 | 6–4 | 5–3 | – | – |
| 2004 | 9–2 | 6–1 | – | – |
| 2003 | 5–5 | 4–5 | – | – |
| 2000 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1998 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1991 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
| 1990 | 1–0 | – | – | – |
| 1989 | 1–0 | – | – | – |
| 1988 | 0–2 | – | – | – |
| 1983 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1982 | 2–0 | – | – | – |
| 1981 | 1–4 | – | – | – |
| 1980 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1979 | 0–3 | – | – | – |
| 1978 | 0–1 | – | – | – |
Conference records aren’t recorded for earlier seasons, so those rows show overall records only.
3 further seasons include postseason games our source doesn’t name. They may be bowls, conference championship games or other postseason games, so they aren’t added to the bowl total above.