2004 & 2016 National Champions • Eight Conference Championships • 16 Playoff Appearances • 30 Winning Seasons 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #1 JAMES MADISON AT ELON GAME #3 ~ CAA OPENER SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021 • 1:30 PM • ELON, N.C. • RHODES STADIUM (11,250) Overall: 2-0 | CAA: 0-0 JAMES MADISON (1-0) ELON (1-1) Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Streak: W2 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 #1 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 NR Head Coach Curt Cignetti Head Coach Tony Trisciani DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Career Record (Season) 83-28 (10th) Career Record (Season) 6-7 (2nd) Record at JMU 16-2 (2nd) Record at Elon same Feb. 20 MOREHEAD STATE W, 52-0 Off. Coordinator Shane Montgomery Off. Coordinator Drew Folmar Feb. 27 ROBERT MORRIS W, 36-16 Def. Coordinator Corey Hetherman Def. Coordinator Billy Crocker Mar. 6 at Elon * 1:30 PM Mar. 13 WILLIAM & MARY * 4 PM Mar. 20 RICHMOND * 4 PM DUKES OPEN CAA PLAY AT ELON SATURDAY • JMU hits the road for the first time this season in week three when it travels to Elon on Saturday, March 6. Mar. 27 at William & Mary * 1 PM • Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium and will be streamed on FloFootball ($). Apr. 3 at Richmond * NOON • Pregame radio coverage on the JMU Glo Fiber Radio Network begins an hour prior to kick, at 12:30 p.m. Apr. 10 ELON * 4 PM • JMU’s 2020-21 season is sponsored by CarMax. Apr. 17 OPEN DATE BREAKING DOWN JMU VS. ELON Apr. 24 FCS Round of 16 • Saturday marks the ninth meeting all-time between the teams, with JMU leading 7-1. Apr. 30/May 1 FCS Quarterfinals • That includes a 3-0 record at Rhodes Stadium. JMU’s three victories at Elon have come by an average of 42.3 to 4.3, having allowed just 13 points to the Phoenix on their home field. May 7-8 FCS Semifinals • In the history of the series, JMU has outscored Elon by an average of 41.75 to 14.25 (334-114) and has tallied May 14-16 FCS National Championship more than 50 points on three occasions. • Elon’s lone victory came back on Oct. 6, 2018 - a 27-24 win in Harrisonburg - when Curt Cignetti was head coach for the Phoenix. Home games in BOLD CAPS • The two will also end the regular season at Bridgeforth Stadium on April 10. Rankings are STATS poll * CAA Game BACK ON TOP OF THE POLLS • Following a wild week two, in which four top-10 teams lost, including the #1 and #3 squads, JMU assumed the top slot in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. FLOFOOTBALL • It’s the first time since the final regular season poll of 2017 that JMU has been ranked #1. • Play-by-Play ...................Taylor Durham • JMU was ranked #1 from the final 2016 poll all throughout the 2017 season until the final poll that year. • Color Commentary ...............Matt Krause • The Dukes are one of two CAA teams in the top five, as Villanova, which opens the season this week, is #5. • Online: https://www.flosports.tv/caa/ • Weber State is ranked second, Northern Iowa is third and North Dakota is fourth. Defending champion North Dakota State dropped five spots to sixth. • Digital: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV CLEAN SWEEP IN THE CAA GLO FIBER BROADCAST NETWORK • JMU won all four CAA Football weekly awards following its 36-16 win vs. Robert Morris. • Kris Thornton was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week after making five catches for 65 yards and a • Play-by-Play ....................Dave Thomas touchdown, reaching the endzone for the second straight week. • Color Commentary .................Clint Estes • MJ Hampton was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week after tying his career high with seven tackles, to go with • In Harrisonburg: WSVA 550 AM | 92.1 FM 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. • Harry O’Kelly averaged 48.5 yards per punt, pinning RMU inside the 20 all four times, including once and the • Online: WSVAOnline.com one and another at the two to garner Special Teams Player of the Week. • Antwane Wells was Rookie of the Week after recording two catches for 29 yards and his first career touchdown. LIVE STATS • Statbroadcast ............www.jmustats.com TALE OF THE TAPE James Madison Elon 44.0 Scoring Offense 23.0 8.0 Scoring Defense 32.5 +36.0 Scoring Margin -9.5 192.5 Passing Offense 186.0 JMU Football Communications 134.5 Passing Defense 161.5 282.5 Rushing Offense 160.5 8.0 Rushing Defense 234.5 475.0 Total Offense 346.5 Chris Brooks, Football SID 142.5 Total Defense 396.0 Office Phone: 540-568-3702 54% (13/24) 3rd Down Offense 56% (15/27) 21% (6/29) 3rd Down Defense 56% (18/32) Email: [email protected] 50% (1/2) 4th Down Offense 0% (0/2) 50% (1/2) 4th Down Defense 44% (4/9) Twitter: @CBrooksSID 100% (10/10) Red Zone Scoring 100% (8/8) 6 / 2 / 1 Sacks / Interceptions / Fumble Recoveries 2 / 3 / 1 2020 JMU GAME NOTES WEEK THREE SCHEDULE INSIDE THE POLLS JMU QUICK FACTS MONDAY, MARCH 1 STATS FCS Top-25 GENERAL March 1, 2021 Location ..................................Harrisonburg, Va. 10:30 AM CAA Coaches ZOOM Interview Founded ..............................................1908 Enrollment .........................................21,889 1 James Madison (34) 2-0 992 Head Coach Curt Cignetti Affiliation ..............................NCAA Division I FCS 2 Weber State (4) 1-0 945 Conference ...................Colonial Athletic Association 3 Northern Iowa 1-1 855 Nickname / Mascot .....................Dukes / Duke Dog 12:00 PM O’Neill’s Virtual Fan Luncheon 4 North Dakota (2) 2-0 846 Colors .....................................Purple and Gold 5 Villanova 0-0 788 Stadium (Capacity) ..........Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877) Head Coach Curt Cignetti 6 North Dakota State 2-1 784 President ...................................Jonathan Alger 7 Nicholls 2-0 756 Director of Athletics ........................... Jeff Bourne 8 South Dakota State 1-1 736 TUESDAY, MARCH 2 9 Kennesaw State 1-0 714 HISTORY First Season as a Program ............................1972 10 Jacksonville State 4-1 597 3:30 PM Practice First Year of NCAA Varsity .............................1974 11 Southern Illinois 2-1 594 First Year of NCAA Division I ..........................1980 12 Sam Houston State 1-0 552 All-Time Record ........... 333-217-4 (.605) / 554 games 6:00 PM ZOOM Media Availability 13 Albany 0-0 456 Division I Record ..........294-193-2 (.603) / 489 games 14 New Hampshire 0-0 382 Conference Titles / Last .......................Eight / 2019 Selected Student-Athletes 15 Illinois State 0-1 374 NCAA Playoff Appearances / Last ................16 / 2019 16 Southeast Missouri State 1-1 329 Last Postseason Opponent ...North Dakota State (1/11/20) 17 Furman 1-1 277 Round ................2020 NCAA Division I Championship WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 18 Chattanooga 1-1 268 Result .....................North Dakota State 28, JMU 20 19 Idaho 1-0 267 3:30 PM Practice 2020 TEAM INFO t20 Wofford 1-1 229 Overall Record (CAA Record) .....................2-0 (0-0) t20 South Dakota 1-0 229 Home Record ..........................................2-0 22 Eastern Washington 0-1 228 THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Away Record ...........................................0-0 t23 Monmouth 0-0 165 Neutral Record .........................................0-0 3:30 PM Practice t23 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 165 Passing Leader ........................Cole Johnson (345) 25 Delaware 0-0 101 Rushing Leader ...................Percy Agyei-Obese (171) Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 75, UIW 58, McNeese Receptions Leader .......................Kris Thornton (8) FRIDAY, MARCH 5 39, VMI 32, Jackson State 22, Richmond 17, San Diego 16, Receiving Leader .......................Kris Thornton (155) Gardner-Webb 16, ETSU 14, Dixie State 14, Tennessee Tech Tackles Leader ..........................Three players (12) 13, Tarleton State 11, South Carolina State 10, Southern 8, JMU Travel to Elon, NC Sacks Leader .............................Five players (1.0) UC Davis 7. Interceptions Leader ............Wayne Davis, Que Reid (1) Fumble Recoveries Leader ................MJ Hampton (1) AFCA FCS Coaches Poll SATURDAY, MARCH 6 March 15, 2021 COACHING STAFF 1:30 PM Kickoff Head Coach .................................. Curt Cignetti First AFCA Coaches Poll will be released in two Rhodes Stadium Record at JMU / Years ......................16-2 / Second weeks. Career Record / Years ........................83-28 / 10th Football Office Phone .......................540-568-6517 Def. Coordinator/Defensive Ends ........Corey Hetherman POSTGAME Postgame ZOOM Interviews Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks ........Shane Montgomery Head Coach Curt Cignetti Offensive Line/Asst. Head Coach ......Damian Wroblewski Cornerbacks ..................................Matt Birkett Select Student-Athletes Special Teams/Tight Ends .......................Grant Cain Linebackers/Co-Def. Coordinator ...........Bryant Haines Wide Receivers .............................Mike Shanahan SUNDAY, MARCH 7 Defensive Tackles ...................... Marcus Hall-Oliver Safeties ...................................Eddie Whitley Jr. DAY OFF Running Backs .................................John Miller Football Operations ......................James Ferguson Strength & Conditioning ..................... Derek Owings MONDAY, MARCH 8 10:30 AM CAA Coaches ZOOM Interview Head Coach Curt Cignetti CAA STANDINGS CAA Overall #1 James Madison 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Elon 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 12:00 PM O’Neill’s Virtual Fan Luncheon #13 Albany 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 #25 Delaware 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Head Coach Curt Cignetti Maine 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 #14 New Hampshire 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Rhode Island 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Richmond 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Stony Brook 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 #5 Villanova 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 William & Mary 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 *Rankings reflected by Stats Perform FCS Top 25 * 2020-21 James Madison University Football 22 JMU DEPTH CHART AT ELON OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 79 Raymond Gillespie R-Sr. 6-5 297 DE 3 Mike Greene Sr. 6-3 285 74 Tyler Stephens Fr.