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#37

James Madison

Sun Belt · Conf Rank #1 ·
Net Rating +11.1
Strength of Schedule #112
Strength of Record #17
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 175
Comp % 65.1%#56
Yards 1,397
YPA 8.0
ADOT 8.4
INT 1
Success 49.7%#33
PPA 0.50#19
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
37.5%
3 / 8 completionssmall sample
Yards 105
YPC 35.0
Success 37.5%#56
PPA 0.27#77
Deep Middle
33.3%
1 / 3 completionssmall sample
Yards 30
YPC 30.0
Success 33.3%#89
PPA 0.41#92
Deep Right
20.0%
1 / 5 completionssmall sample
Yards 57
YPC 57.0
Success 20.0%#113
PPA 0.57#61
Short Left
63.8%
30 / 47 completions
Yards 249
YPC 8.3
Success 42.6%#98
PPA 0.18#96
Short Middle
56.7%
17 / 30 completions
Yards 221
YPC 13.0
Success 36.7%#125
PPA 0.43#74
Short Right
75.0%
57 / 76 completions
Yards 580
YPC 10.2
Success 60.5%#6
PPA 0.62#4
No recorded location 5 / 6 completions
Yards 155
YPA 25.8
Comp % 83.3%
Success 83.3%
PPA 2.23

169 of 175 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 Liberty W 20–13
-1.0
Wk 2
vs Wagner W 87–3
+33.8
Wk 3
@ San Diego State W 26–13
+2.5
Wk 4
@ Old Dominion W 46–20
+14.1
Wk 5
vs Marshall W 45–17
+5.0
Wk 6
@ Georgia Southern W 27–24
-4.1
Wk 7 Oct 17
vs Georgia State Proj: -12.4 82% —
Wk 8 Oct 22
@ App State Proj: -11.7 76% —
Wk 9 Oct 29
vs Troy Proj: -14.9 84% —
Wk 10 Nov 6
@ Southern Miss Proj: -16.1 83% —
Wk 11 Nov 14
@ UConn Proj: -4.4 53% —
Wk 12
Bye — —
Wk 13 Nov 28
vs Coastal Carolina Proj: -21.8 94% —