2024 James Madison Dukes football team

2024 James Madison Dukes football
2024 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	2–0 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Bob Chesney (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Dean Kennedy (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Hemphill (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	3	–	0
James Madison	0	–	0	2	–	0
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	2	–	1
Georgia State	0	–	0	1	–	1
Marshall	0	–	0	1	–	1
Old Dominion	0	–	0	0	–	3
Appalachian State	0	–	1	2	–	2
West Division
South Alabama	1	–	0	2	–	2
Louisiana	0	–	0	2	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	2	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Texas State	0	–	0	2	–	1
Southern Miss	0	–	0	1	–	2
Troy	0	–	0	0	–	3
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of September 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 James Madison Dukes football team will represent James Madison University in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Dukes are led by Bob Chesney in his first year as the head coach. The Dukes will play home games at the Bridgeforth Stadium, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia.^[1]

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Dukes were picked to finish second place in the East division.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East division)
1	Appalachian State	96 (12)
2	James Madison	79 (2)
3	Coastal Carolina	67
4	Georgia Southern	50
5	Marshall	49
6	Old Dominion	32
7	Georgia State	19

Offensive lineman Cole Potts and punter Ryan Hanson were awarded to be in the preseason All-Sun Belt first team offense and special teams, respectively.^[3] Offensive lineman Tyshawn Wyatt, defensive lineman Eric O'Neill, and cornerback Chauncey Logan were named to the second team.

Schedule

The football schedule was announced on March 1, 2024.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPNU	W 30–7	15,614
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 13–6	24,570
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN
September 28	1:30 p.m.	Ball State*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+
October 5		at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA
October 10	7:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN2
October 19		at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA
October 26		Southern Miss	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
November 9		Georgia State	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
November 16		at Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry)
November 23		at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC
November 30		Marshall	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Transfers

Player	Position	Destination
Outgoing
D'Angelo Ponds	CB	Indiana
Rykin Maxwell	WR	Murray State
Solomon Vanhorse	RB	Indiana
Sammy Malignaggi	RB	Campbell
Tyrique Tucker	DL	Indiana
Brent Austin	CB	USF
Elijah Sarratt	WR	Indiana
Tyler Stephens	OL	Indiana
Kaelon Black	RB	Indiana
Nick Kidwell	OL	Indiana
Ty Son Lawton	RB	Indiana
James Carpenter	DL	Indiana
Jailin Walker	LB	Indiana
Aiden Fisher	LB	Indiana
Carter Miller	OL	Louisiana–Monroe
Mikail Kamara	DL	Indiana
Zach Horton	TE	Indiana
Kaden Schickel	LS	Michigan State
Jordan McCloud	QB	Texas State
Taurus Jones	LB	TBD
Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji	DL	Withdrawn
Chauncey Logan	CB	Withdrawn
Tyshawn Wyatt	OT	Withdrawn

Player	Position	Previous School
Incoming
Khairi Manns	LB	Colorado
Ahmarian Granger	WR	Old Dominion
Rayquan Adkins	CB	Cincinnati
Jobi Malary	RB	Portland State
Chris Fitzgerald	DL	Youngstown State
Jordan Taylor	CB	Tusculum
Cam Ross	WR	UConn
Pat McMurtrie	OT	Holy Cross
Hunter McLain	OL	Virginia Tech
Brionne Penny	WR	San Diego State
Tyler Purdy	RB	Holy Cross
DJ Cotton Jr.	DL	West Virginia
Dylan Morris	QB	Washington
Terry Lockett Jr.	DL	Syracuse
Ja'kai Young	CB	Gardner–Webb
Chris Shearin	CB	UConn
Lloyd Summerall	DE	USF
Raymond Scott	LB	Fresno State
Eric O'Neill	DL	LIU
Logan Kyle	TE	Vanderbilt
George Pettaway	RB	North Carolina
Ayo Adeyi	RB	North Texas
Jesse Ramil	OT	Saint Francis (PA)
AJ Abbasi	DL	West Virginia State
Jacob Dobbs	LB	Holy Cross
Nakai Poole	WR	Mississippi State
Noe Ruelas	K	UConn

Game summaries

at Charlotte

James Madison Dukes (0–0) vs Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	6	7	14	30
49ers	0	7	0	0	7

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: August 31st
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 15,614
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPNU): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(0:41) JMU – Noe Ruelas 43 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52; James Madison 3–0)

Second quarter

(8:09) CHAR – Isaiah Myers 26 yard pass from Max Brown, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:05; Charlotte 7–3)
(0:49) JMU – George Pettaway 33 yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:05; James Madison 9–7)

Third quarter

(14:16) JMU – Omarion Dollison 73 yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44; James Madison 16–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:15) JMU – Ayo Adeyi 8 yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:12; James Madison 23–7)
(1:10) JMU – George Pettaway 1 yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:25; James Madison 30–7)

Statistics	James Madison	Charlotte
First downs	16	17
Plays–yards	60–417	76–324
Rushes–yards	42–198	31–131
Passing yards	219	193
Passing: comp–att–int	10–18–1	22–45–2
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing	Alonza Barnett III	10/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Alonza Barnett III	9 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Omarion Dollison	2 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Charlotte	Passing	Max Brown	22/45, 193 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Terron Kellman	9 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Sean Brown	6 receptions, 70 yards

Gardner–Webb (FCS)

Game Two – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (0–1) at James Madison Dukes (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gardner–Webb (FCS)	0	3	3	0	6
James Madison	0	0	10	3	13

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 24,570
Referee: Jeff Page
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

(8:51) GWEB – Jay Billingsley 43 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 6:04; Gardner-Webb 3–0)

Third quarter

(10:30) JMU – Tyler Purdy 1 yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:36; JMU 7–3)
(7:14) JMU – Noe Ruelas 48 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:48; JMU 10–3)
(1:35) GWEB – Jay Billingsley 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:39; JMU 10–6)

Fourth quarter

(7:14) JMU – Noe Ruelas 26 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:21; JMU 13–6)

Statistics	GWEB	JMU
First downs	16	15
Total yards	269	285
Rushing yards	109	150
Passing yards	160	135
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–2	14–22
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Gardner–Webb	Passing	Tyler Ridell	17/30, 160 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	22 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Camden Overton	5 receptions, 65 yards
James Madison	Passing	Alonza Barnett III	14/22, 135 yards
	Rushing	George Pettaway	10 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	George Pettaway	4 receptions, 32 yards

at North Carolina

Game Three – James Madison Dukes (2–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
James Madison	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	JMU	UNC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ball State

Game Four – Ball State Cardinals (0–0) at James Madison Dukes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes	0	0	0	0	0

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BALL	JMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ "JMU FOOTBALL'S COACHING STAFF UNDER BOB CHESNEY". JMU Sports News. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "Dukes Picked Second in East Division, Five Named Preseason All-Sun Belt". James Madison University Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ "2024 James Madison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[1] "JMU FOOTBALL'S COACHING STAFF UNDER BOB CHESNEY". JMU Sports News. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[2] "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[3] "Dukes Picked Second in East Division, Five Named Preseason All-Sun Belt". James Madison University Athletics. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[4] "2024 James Madison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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