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] [2] [3] [4]
On October 9, 2022, the Dukes were ranked No. 25 in the AP poll, a first for the school.[5]
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 edit Offense
1st team
Kris Thornton – Wide Receiver, RS-SR
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee * ESPN+ W 44–723,074 September 10 4:00 p.m. Norfolk State * Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN3 W 63–723,928 September 24 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State ESPN+ W 32–2833,248 October 1 1:30 p.m. Texas State Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ W 40–1325,188 October 8 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas State NFLN W 42–2020,083 October 15 4:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern No. 25 ESPN+ L 38–4518,738 October 22 3:30 p.m. Marshall Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ L 12–2626,159 November 5 7:30 p.m. at Louisville * ESPNU L 10–3442,157 November 12 1:00 p.m. at Old Dominion ESPN+ W 37–321,934 November 19 2:00 p.m. Georgia State Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ W 42–4020,055 November 26 12:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPNU W 47–719,393 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 0 0 7 0 7 Dukes 0 21 16 7 44
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 7 0 7 Dukes 21 14 21 7 63
At Appalachian State edit 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 24Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 33,248Referee : Trennins LivingstonTV announcers (ESPN+) : David Jackson and Avery HallBox 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.
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
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 0 0 7 6 13 Dukes 7 12 7 14 40
1 2 3 4 Total Dukes 0 14 7 21 42 Red Wolves 0 3 10 7 20
1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Dukes 7 10 7 14 38 Eagles 0 14 17 14 45
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, 2022Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind : NE 3 mphGame attendance : 26,159Referee : Trennis LivingstonTV 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 )
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
1 2 3 4 Total Dukes 3 7 0 0 10 Cardinals 7 3 10 14 34
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
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 10 24 0 6 40 Dukes 7 7 21 7 42
No. 23 Coastal Carolina edit 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Chanticleers 7 0 0 0 7 Dukes 3 17 20 7 47
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — RV RV 25 RV — — — — — RV RV Coaches — — — — RV RV RV — — — — — — RV — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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