Then in 2022, JMU climbed to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Group of 5 conference level — still looking up at the power-conference penthouse, but at least in the building — and thrived.

The Dukes began summer workouts shortly after Memorial Day. Head coach Bob Chesney says this time of year includes a lot of ...

Bourne and the JMU administration had been thinking about a move to FBS as far back as 15 years. In 2012, they commissioned a study to weigh how feasible such a move might be.

(© razihusin – stock.adobe.com) Liberty and JMU announced Friday that they have added four future dates to their respective schedules, with the first game of the series set for the 2025 season ...

Through the air, JMU yielded more than 300 yards in a game only once last season, but that was 578 yards and four passing TDs yielded to Georgia Southern in a loss.

— JMU Football (@JMUFootball) September 9, 2023. But JMU was uniquely ready. It was one of the best football programs in the FCS, with five top-three finishes from 2016 through 2021 and an ...

For James Madison football coach Bob Chesney, his first game with the Dukes against Old Dominion was simply just fun to be a part of. Chesney and JMU entered Norfolk on Saturday facing the ...

For the second-straight year, JMU football lost in overtime on senior day. Last season it was at the hands of App State, 26-23. This time Marshall got the best of JMU, 35-33, in double overtime ...