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#18

James Madison

Sun Belt · Conf Rank #1 ·
Net Rating +14.8
Strength of Schedule #83
Strength of Record #17
Controlled Pace Efficient OffenseElite Disruptive DefenseOverachieving Underdog Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 379
Comp % 58.0%#108
Yards 2,939
YPA 7.8
ADOT 10.0
INT 10
Success 43.8%#67
PPA 0.26#58
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
40.0%
4 / 10 completions
Yards 128
YPC 32.0
Success 40.0%#41
PPA 0.79#34
Deep Middle
60.0%
9 / 15 completions
Yards 389
YPC 43.2
Success 53.3%#32
PPA 2.22#12
Deep Right
16.7%
1 / 6 completionssmall sample
Yards 31
YPC 31.0
Success 16.7%#109
PPA -0.35#114
Short Left
75.0%
36 / 48 completions
Yards 415
YPC 11.5
Success 54.2%#19
PPA 0.22#71
Short Middle
51.2%
22 / 43 completions
Yards 295
YPC 13.4
Success 34.9%#127
PPA 0.19#122
Short Right
52.5%
32 / 61 completions
Yards 305
YPC 9.5
Success 42.6%#63
PPA 0.25#41
No recorded location 116 / 196 completions
Yards 1,376
YPA 7.0
Comp % 59.2%
Success 43.9%
PPA 0.13

183 of 379 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs Weber State W 45–10
-5.9
Wk 2
@ Louisville L 14–28
-1.0
Wk 3
Bye — —
Wk 4
@ Liberty W 31–13
+15.8
Wk 5
vs Georgia Southern W 35–10
+7.8
Wk 6
@ Georgia State W 14–7
-10.6
Wk 7
vs Louisiana W 24–14
-8.8
Wk 8
vs Old Dominion W 63–27
+32.8
Wk 9
Bye — —
Wk 10
@ Texas State W 52–20
+26.4
Wk 11
@ Marshall W 35–23
+1.4
Wk 12
vs App State W 58–10
+25.6
Wk 13
vs Washington State W 24–20
-13.2
Wk 14
@ Coastal Carolina W 59–10
+27.2
First Round
@ Oregon L 34–51
+6.1