This team has fewer than 10 qualifying games in the database. The research page remains available but is excluded from search indexing and the sitemap.

AP-ranked opponent summary

All Top 25

2-6

8 games · 25%

Against Top 10

0-4

4 games · 0%

Against Top 5

0-1

1 games · 0%

Streaks

Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 1

Record by site

Site	Record	Games	Win %
Home	1-0	1	100%
Road	1-4	5	20%
Neutral	0-2	2	0%

Record by decade

Decade	Record	Games	Win %
2020s	1-2	3	33.3%
2010s	1-1	2	50%
2000s	0-2	2	0%
1990s	0-1	1	0%

Record by season

Season	Record	Games	Win %
2025	0-1	1	0%
2023	0-1	1	0%
2022	1-0	1	100%
2012	0-1	1	0%
2010	1-0	1	100%
2004	0-1	1	0%
2003	0-1	1	0%
1999	0-1	1	0%

Highest-ranked wins

Win over No. 13
Virginia Tech, 2010
21-16 · Road · James Madison was unranked
Win over No. 23
Coastal Carolina, 2022
47-7 · Home · James Madison was unranked

All 8 qualifying games

Season	Result	Opponent at game time	Team rank	Site
2025	L 34-51	No. 5 Oregon	No. 19	Road
2023	L 21-31	No. 17 Air Force	No. 24	Neutral
2022	W 47-7	No. 23 Coastal Carolina	Unranked	Home
2012	L 12-42	No. 9 West Virginia	Unranked	Neutral
2010	W 21-16	No. 13 Virginia Tech	Unranked	Road
2004	L 10-45	No. 6 West Virginia	Unranked	Road
2003	L 0-43	No. 9 Virginia Tech	Unranked	Road
1999	L 0-47	No. 11 Virginia Tech	Unranked	Road

Methodology and coverage

A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.

James Madison Record vs Ranked Teams