2023 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2023 James Madison Dukes football team represents James Madison University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Curt Cignetti, the Dukes play home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record7–0 (4–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shanahan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBryant Haines (2nd season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
(capacity: 24,877)
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 25 James Madison*  4 0   7 0  
Georgia Southern  3 1   6 2  
Old Dominion  3 1   4 3  
Georgia State  3 2   6 2  
Coastal Carolina  2 2   4 3  
Marshall  1 2   4 3  
Appalachian State  1 2   3 4  
West Division
Texas State  2 1   5 2  
Troy  2 1   5 2  
South Alabama  2 1   4 3  
Louisiana  1 2   4 3  
Arkansas State  1 2   3 4  
Louisiana–Monroe  0 4   2 5  
Southern Miss  0 4   1 6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The season marks the final year of a two-year transition from the Football Championship Subdivision. As a result, the team won't be eligible for a bowl game[1][2]

Preseason

Media poll

In the Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll, the Dukes were picked to finish in first place in the East division.[3]

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison78 (4)
2Appalachian State75 (4)
3Coastal Carolina71 (1)
4Marshall68 (1)
5Georgia Southern52 (1)
6Georgia State31
7Old Dominion17

Offensive lineman Nick Kidwell, defensive lineman James Carpenter, and punter Ryan Hanson were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt first team. Linebacker Taurus Jones was named to the second team.[3]

Schedule

The football schedule was announced February 24, 2023.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Bucknell*ESPN+W 38–323,756
September 912:00 p.m.at Virginia*ESPNUW 36–3556,508
September 167:00 p.m.at TroyNFLNW 16–1426,634
September 238:00 p.m.at Utah State*MW NetworkW 45–3819,994
September 3012:00 p.m.South Alabama
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPNUW 31–2326,064
October 1412:00 p.m.Georgia Southern
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ESPN2W 41–1325,097
October 197:00 p.m.at MarshallESPNW 20–922,109
October 288:00 p.m.Old DominiondaggerNo. 25
ESPNU
November 43:30 p.m.at Georgia StateESPN2/ESPNU
November 11UConn*
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 18Appalachian State
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
November 25at Coastal Carolina

Roster

2023 James Madison Dukes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0 Phoenix Sproles  Sr
WR 1 Reggie Brown  Sr
QB 2 Jordan McCloud  Sr
RB 3 Solomon Vanhorse  Sr
RB 5 Latrele Palmer Sr
RB 6 Kaelon Black  So
RB 7 Ty Son Lawton  Sr
WR 8 Maxwell Moss Fr
WR 9 Omarion Dollison Jr
QB 10 Brett Griffis  Fr
QB 11 Billy Atkins  So
WR 12 Jayden Mines  Fr
WR 13 Elijah Sarratt So
QB 14 Alonza Barnett III  Fr
TE 15 Kyi Wright  Jr
WR 16 Desmond Green  So
TE 17 Taylor Thompson Jr
QB 18 Blake Kendall  Fr
WR 19 Taji Hudson  So
WR 20 Yamir Knight Fr
WR 21 Chris Lofton Fr
RB 23 Sammy Malignaggi Jr
RB 25 Wayne Knight So
RB 28 Ke'Marion Baldwin Fr
RB 32 Kalin Jean  So
WR 37 Blake Barnes  So
RB 40 Peyton Rutherford Jr
TE 44 Zach Horton Jr
WR 49 Payton Hunter  Jr
OL 50 Carter Miller  Fr
OL 52 Tyshawn Wyatt Jr
OL 55 Ronald Altman Jr
OL 56 Nick Kidwell  Sr
OL 58 Tanner Morris  Jr
OL 60 Carter Sweazie  Fr
OL 62 Wesley Bostic  Fr
OL 66 Cole Potts Jr
OL 68 Griffin Hart Fr
OL 69 Breon Brown Fr
OL 70 Brett Davis  So
OL 71 Isaac Owusu-Appiah  Jr
OL 72 Josh Toner  So
OL 74 Tyler Stephens Jr
OL 75 Kyle Lenhart Fr
OL 77 Aaron Gunn  So
OL 78 Cameron Jones Fr
OL 79 Joseph Simmons  Fr
TE 81 Gabriel Hollingsworth  Jr
WR 82 Troy Lewis  So
WR 83 Erick Harris  Fr
WR 84 Rykin Maxwell Fr
TE 85 Jordan Funk Jr
TE 86 Collin Carroll Fr
TE 88 Ibrahim Barry Fr
TE 89 Josh Phifer Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 0 Taurus Jones  Jr
S 1 Que Reid  Sr
CB 2 Chauncey Logan So
DL 3 Mikal Kamara  So
LB 5 Jailin Walker Jr
LB 6 Julio Ayamel  Jr
S 7 Jarius Reimonenq Sr
DL 8 Abi Nwabouku-Okonji  Sr
DL 9 Jamree Kromah  Sr
DL 10 Jalen Green Sr
LB 11 Aiden Fisher So
S 12 Josh Sarratt Sr
CB 14 Nehki Meredith  So
CB 16 Trevell Mullen  Fr
DL 17 Amar Thomas  Fr
S 18 Evan Spivey Fr
CB 19 D'Angelo Ponds Fr
S 21 Jamari Somerville Fr
CB 23 Brent Austin So
LB 24 Trent Hendrick So
CB 26 Devyn Coles Sr
S 27 Jacob Thomas So
S 28 Kye Holmes  So
CB 30 Justin Eaglin  Fr
CB 31 Antoine Booth  So
S 32 DJ Barksdale Fr
LB 33 Gannon Weathersby Fr
S 34 Chris Chukwuneke  Sr
S 35 Jahquil Batts  So
CB 37 Jamaree Seldon  Fr
S 38 Stephen Hollander  Fr
DL 39 Payne Bauer  So
DL 42 Carter Banks  Fr
LB 43 Matthew Channell  Fr
LB 46 Jackson Snyder Fr
LB 47 Noah Holmes  Jr
DL 48 Greyson Cadd  Fr
S 49 Francis Meehan  Sr
DL 51 Riley Robell Fr
LB 52 Seth Noatala  So
DL 53 Zai Roberts  So
LB 54 Brandon Fique  So
DL 55 Immanuel Bush  So
DL 59 Tyrique Tucker  Fr
DL 61 Spencer Toth  Fr
DL 92 Darold DeNgohe Fr
DL 93 Mychal McMullin Fr
DL 94 Sean Johns  Jr
DL 98 Samson Ogunade Fr
DL 99 James Carpenter  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 40 Camden Wise  Sr
K 41 Nathan Patterson Fr
LS 47 Kaden Schickel  So
P 48 Ryan Hanson  Jr
LS 54 Jack Mowrey Fr
K 63 Nick Gonzalez  Jr
K 96 Connor Madden  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Shanahan (Offensive coordinator / Wide receivers)
  • Bryant Haines (Defensive coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Grant Cain (Special teams coordinator / Tight ends / Assistant head coach)
  • Marcus Hall-Oliver (Safeties)
  • Jarred Holley (Cornerbacks)
  • John Miller (Running backs)
  • Damian Wroblewski (Offensive line / Assistant head coach)
  • Tino Sunseri (Quarterbacks / Pass game)
  • Pat Kuntz (Defensive line)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2023

Game summaries

vs Bucknell

at Virginia

at Troy

at Utah State

vs South Alabama

vs Georgia Southern

at Marshall

vs Old Dominion

at Georgia State

vs UConn

vs Appalachian State

at Coastal Carolina

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRV25
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

  1. News-Record, NOAH FLEISCHMAN Daily (May 2, 2023). "How Likely Is a Bowl Game For JMU In 2023?". Daily News-Record. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. "NCAA denies James Madison's bid for waiver to gain bowl eligibility". The Virginian-Pilot. April 27, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". sunbeltsports.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. "2023 James Madison Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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