Bob Chesney departs James Madison for UCLA as head football coach. In the two seasons at the helm of the James Madison Dukes they have gone 20-5. Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the James Madison Dukes football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
Bob Chesney [2024-2025]
2024
The Dukes finished the regular season at 8-4 making them bowl eligible
where they defeated #86 ranked Western Kentucky by a score of (27-17) to finish
the season at 9-4 overall. The Dukes played
against a “much easier” strength of schedule
(SOS), meaning that their SOS was greater than two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". James Madison's best regular season win
was against #75 ranked Old Dominion by a
score of (35-32) and their worst regular season loss was to #102 ranked Louisiana Monroe by a
score of (19-21). James Madison was the #26 ranked team overall, with the #43 ranked
offense and the #21 ranked defense from the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
2025 NCAA FBS Head Coach Quits