James Madison Dukes

James Madison Dukes Dukes

3rd in Sun Belt - East
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Sources: Clemson is set to hire longtime college head coach Mike Houston to work with the defensive staff there. Houston won an FCS national title as the coach at James Madison and spent six seasons as the head coach at East Carolina. 

Houston is a North Carolina native with deep ties in the Carolinas, as he’s been the head coach at The Citadel and Lenoir-Rhyne. He’ll assist new defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who just arrived from Penn State. 
Sources: Clemson is set to hire longtime college head coach Mike Houston to work with the defensive staff there. Houston won an FCS national title as the coach at James Madison and spent six seasons as the head coach at East Carolina. Houston is a North Carolina native with deep ties in the Carolinas, as he’s been the head coach at The Citadel and Lenoir-Rhyne. He’ll assist new defensive coordinator Tom Allen, who just arrived from Penn State.

Sources: Colin Hitschler is expected to become the new defensive coordinator at James Madison. He's a former assistant coach at Alabama, Wisconsin and Cincinnati. He worked for JMU coach Bob Chesney at Salve Regina in 2011. Sources: Colin Hitschler is expected to become the new defensive coordinator at James Madison. He's a former assistant coach at Alabama, Wisconsin and Cincinnati. He worked for JMU coach Bob Chesney at Salve Regina in 2011.

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James Madison secures its first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton James Madison secures its first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton

— Backup Billy Atkins threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in his first start since 2022, leading James Madison to the program's first bowl win after topping Western Kentucky 27-17 on Wednesday night in the Boca Raton Bowl.

2024 Sun Belt Standings Standings

Sun Belt - East OVR CONF
Marshall - 0.875
Georgia Southe.. 2 0.750
James Madison 1 0.500
Old Dominion 4.5 0.500
Coastal Caroli.. 4 0.375
App State 4 0.375
Georgia State 6.5 0.125
Sun Belt - West OVR CONF
Louisiana - 0.875
Texas State 1.5 0.625
Arkansas State 1.5 0.625
South Alabama 2.5 0.625
UL Monroe 4 0.375
Troy 5 0.375
Southern Miss 8 0.000

2024 Team Stats

Passing Yards
216.1
81st
Rushing Yards
191.5
28th
Points For
35.9
15th
Points Against
20.5
Tied-21st