Sun Belt · 2026
James Madison
7–1
CFPi+ rank#45of 138 FBS teams
+6.2CFPi+ rating
#25Best: EPi+ efficiency
#101Weakest: TPi+ talent
4Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#45+6.2
Offense#42+30.5
Defense#60+24.3
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#25+11.2
Off EPi+#21+8.8
Def EPi+#49-2.4
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #5444.6% | #3738.5% |
| Explosiveness | #69+1.247 | #67+1.230 |
| Havoc rate | #910.6% | #6316.2% |
| Pass PPA | #34+0.354 | #52+0.120 |
| Rush PPA | #41+0.160 | #25-0.058 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#101-7.7
Recruiting#123-9.9
Returning#132-20.0
247 talent#101588.3
Head coach#87-2.5
What other systems say
Composite#33+10.8
SP+#29+10.9
SP+ off#33+32.5
SP+ def#37+21.7
ESPN FPI#53+5.3
The box-score view
Yards/G#18456.3
Yards/G allowed#63352.6
Pass yards/G#44249.1
Rush yards/G#21207.1
3rd down#9536.5%
3rd down allowed#7037.8%
Sacks/G#232.6
Takeaways/G#341.5
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Liberty | W 20–13 | Final | |||
| 2 | vs Wagner | W 87–3 | Final | |||
| 3 | @ San Diego State | W 26–13 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ Old Dominion | W 46–20 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs Marshall | W 45–17 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ Georgia Southern | W 27–24 | Final | |||
| 7 | vs Georgia State | W 49–22 | Final | |||
| 8 | @ App State | L 31–34 | Final | |||
| 9 | vs Troy | — | ||||
| 10 | @ Southern Miss | — | ||||
| 11 | @ UConn | — | ||||
| 13 | vs Coastal Carolina | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026