2022 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2022 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Curt Cignetti. The Dukes played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for first place in the East division.

2022 James Madison Dukes football
Sun Belt East Division co-champion
Conference	Sun Belt
Division	East Division
Record	8–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Curt Cignetti (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Shanahan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Bryant Haines (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy		6	–	2					9	–	4
James Madison* x		6	–	2					8	–	3
Marshall		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Southern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Appalachian State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Georgia State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Old Dominion		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
South Alabama x		7	–	1					10	–	3
Southern Miss		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisiana		4	–	4					6	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	5					4	–	8
Texas State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules Rankings from AP Poll

The season marked the Dukes' first year in the Sun Belt and the first of a two-year transition period from the Football Championship Subdivision. They were not eligible for a bowl game due to the transition period. Ordinarily, the first year of an FCS to FBS transition is spent as an FCS team with a mixed schedule of FCS and FBS opponents, while a schedule more closely resembling that of a typical FBS team is played in the second year. However, the Dukes had 10 FBS teams on their 11-game 2022 schedule, including five home games against FBS teams, which allowed their opponents to count James Madison as an FBS team in determining their own bowl eligibility. The Dukes filed an application with the NCAA requesting a waiver that would count the 2022 season as the second year of the two-year transition period. On April 27, 2023, the NCAA denied the waiver.

On October 9, 2022, the Dukes were ranked No. 25 in the AP poll, a first for the school.

Preseason

Media poll

The Sun Belt media days were held on July 25 and 26, 2022. The Dukes were picked to finish in sixth place in the Sun Belt's East division.

Media poll (East division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68 (1)
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference teams

Offense

1st team

• Kris Thornton – Wide Receiver, RS-SR

Roster

2022 James Madison Dukes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Terrance Green Jr. GS QB 1 Todd Centeio GS RB 3 Solomon Vanhorse  Jr RB 5 Latrele Palmer  Jr RB 6 Kaelon Black  Fr WR 8 Kris Thornton  Sr WR 9 Reggie Brown  Jr QB 11 Billy Atkins  Fr WR 12 Jayden Mines Fr WR 13 Anthony Johnson Fr QB 14 Alonza Barnett III Fr WR 15 Maxwell James  Fr WR 16 Desmond Green  Fr QB 16 Chase Hart  Fr QB 18 Blake Kendall Fr WR 19 Devin Ravenel  Sr RB 21 A. J. Davis GS WR 22 Marion Haley  Fr RB 23 Sammy Malignaggi  So RB 25 Wayne Knight Fr WR 28 Blake Barnes  Fr RB 31 Percy Agyei-Obese GS RB 32 Kalin Jean  Fr RB 40 Peyton Rutherford  So RB 41 Anthony Eaton  Fr TE 43 Cooper Thunell  Fr TE 44 Zach Horton So WR 45 Holt Egan  Fr WR 49 Payton Hunter  So OL 52 Tyshawn Wyatt  So OL 53 Andrew Adair So OL 54 Carter Miller Fr OL 55 Ronald Altman  So OL 56 Nick Kidwell  Jr OL 58 Tanner Morris  So OL 60 Carter Sweazie Fr OL 61 Joe Worman  So OL 62 Wesley Bostic Fr OL 66 Cole Potts So OL 70 Brett Davis  Fr OL 71 Scott Hummel  Fr OL 72 Josh Toner  Fr OL 74 Tyler Stephens  So OL 75 Jaelin Montgomery  Fr OL 76 Jack Workman Fr OL 78 Isaac Owusu-Appiah  So OL 79 Joseph Simmons Fr WR 82 Troy Lewis  Fr WR 83 Erick Harris Fr TE 84 Kelly Mitchell  So TE 85 Noah Turner GS TE 89 Drew Painter  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Isaac Ukwu  Sr S 1 Que Reid  Jr CB 2 Chauncey Logan Fr DL 3 Mikail Kamara  Fr DL 5 Jamare Edwards  Sr LB 6 Julio Ayamel  So S 7 Jarius Reimonenq  Jr S 8 Deon Jones GS DL 8 Abi Nwabouku-Okonji  Jr DL 9 Jamree Kromah  Jr DL 10 Jalen Green  Jr CB 11 Antonio Webb  Fr S 12 Josh Sarratt  Jr CB 13 John Ransom  So CB 14 Nehki Meredith  Fr DL 17 Amar Thomas Fr LB 18 Skylar Martin So CB 20 Xavier Cokley  So CB 21 Jordan Swann  Sr S 22 Jordan White  So LB 24 Trent Hendrick Fr LB 25 Jailin Walker So CB 26 Devyn Coles  Jr S 27 Jacob Thomas Fr S 28 Kye Holmes So CB 29 Brent Austin Fr CB 30 Justin Eaglin Fr CB 31 Antoine Booth  Fr LB 32 Aiden Fisher Fr S 33 Sam Kidd  Sr S 34 Chris Chukwuneke  Jr S 35 Jahquil Batts  Fr DL 39 Payne Bauer  Fr LB 41 Tate Beaver  Sr DL 42 Carter Banks Fr LB 43 Matthew Channell  Fr LB 44 Taurus Jones  So DL 45 Antonio Colclough  Jr LB 46 Seth Noatala  So DL 48 Greyson Cadd Fr S 49 Francis Meehan  Jr LB 51 Mateo Jackson  Sr DL 53 Zai Roberts  So LB 54 Brandon Fique  Fr DL 55 Jordan Funk  So DL 57 Ike Thompson Fr DL 59 Tyrique Tucker Fr DL 90 Tony Thurston  Jr DL 92 Tyler Negron  Fr DL 94 Sean Pettis  So DL 95 Chepas Pettis Fr DL 99 James Carpenter  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 36 Justin Ritter  So K 37 Wade Robins Fr K 40 Camden Wise  Jr LS 46 Aaron Whear  So LS 50 Kyle Davis GS LS 51 Kaden Schickel  Fr P 91 Sam Clark Sr K 96 Connor Madden  Jr	Head coach Curt Cignetti 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) Matt Birkett (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 Redshirt Roster Last update: June 24, 2022

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 44–7	23,074
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN3	W 63–7	23,928
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 32–28	33,248
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Texas State		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 40–13	25,188
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	NFLN	W 42–20	20,083
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	No. 25	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 38–45	18,738
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Marshall		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 12–26	26,159
November 5	7:30 p.m.	at Louisville*		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ESPNU	L 10–34	42,157
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion		S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, Royal Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 37–3	21,934
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 42–40	20,055
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPNU	W 47–7	19,393
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	0	7	0	7
Dukes	0	21	16	7	44

See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7
Dukes	21	14	21	7	63

See also: 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Appalachian State

See also: 2022 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

James Madison Dukes (2–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	7	7	15	32
Mountaineers	0	28	0	0	28

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 33,248
• Referee: Trennins Livingston
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Jackson and Avery Hall
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter JMU – Camden Wise 27-yard field goal, 8:10. Dukes 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:50. Second quarter APP – Camerun Peoples 2-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 13:45. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:54. APP – Miller Gibbs 10-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 11:45. Mountaineers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:53. APP – Dalton Stroman 27-yard pass from Chase Brice (Michael Hughes kick), 8:37. Mountaineers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:07. APP – Nate Noel 5-yard run (Michael Hughes kick), 6:10. Mountaineers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 0:46. JMU – Kaelon Black 23-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Camden Wise kick), 2:16. Mountaineers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. Third quarter JMU – Todd Centeio 2-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 1:19. Mountaineers 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:53. Fourth quarter JMU – Terrance Greene Jr. 36-yard pass from Todd Centeio (Todd Centeio pass to Kris Thornton), 11:28. Mountaineers 28–25. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:58. JMU – Kaelon Black 4-yard run (Camden Wise kick), 10:36. Dukes 32–28. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:35.

Statistics

Statistics	JMU	APP
First downs	19	15
Total yards	376	298
Rushing yards	172	63
Passing yards	204	235
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:28	26:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing	Todd Centeio	16/28, 204 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	18 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reggie Brown	4 receptions, 81 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Chase Brice	17/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ahmani Marshall	8 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Dashaun Davis	3 receptions, 57 yards

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	6	13
Dukes	7	12	7	14	40

See also: 2022 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	14	7	21	42
Red Wolves	0	3	10	7	20

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Dukes	7	10	7	14	38
Eagles	0	14	17	14	45

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Marshall

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Game Seven – Marshall Thundering Herd (3–3) at James Madison Dukes (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	2	7	10	7	26
Dukes	12	0	0	0	12

at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

• Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE 3 mph
• Game attendance: 26,159
• Referee: Trennis Livingston
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley (play-by-play), Vad Lee (analyst)
• Pregame line: James Madison –12.5

Game information

First quarter (7:07) JMU – Camden Wise 35 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:12; James Madison 3–0) (3:24) JMU – Zach Horton 17 yard pass from Billy Atkins (Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:06; James Madison 9–0) (3:24) MRSH – E. J. Jackson 85 yard PAT return (James Madison 9–2) (1:07) JMU – Camden Wise 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:46; James Madison 12–2) Second quarter (9:54) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 61 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:11; James Madison 12–9) Third quarter (13:17) MRSH – Corey Gammage 57 yard pass from Cam Fancher, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:10; Marshall 16–12) (8:10) MRSH – Rece Verhoff 38 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:18; Marshall 19–12) Fourth quarter (4:07) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 18 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:49; Marshall 26–12)

Statistics	MRSH	JMU
First downs	12	10
Plays–yards	75–326	72–247
Rushes–yards	44–167	37–83
Passing yards	159	164
Passing: comp–att–int	15–31–2	13–35–4
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Cam Fancher	15/31, 159 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Khalan Laborn	30 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Corey Gammage	5 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
James Madison	Passing	Billy Atkins	13/35, 164 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Percy Agyei-Obese	20 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Terrance Greene, Jr	3 receptions, 66 yards

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	7	0	0	10
Cardinals	7	3	10	14	34

See also: 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team

At Old Dominion

See also: 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs football team, Oyster Bowl, and Royal Rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	10	13	7	37
Monarchs	0	3	0	0	3

Statistics

Statistics	JMU	ODU
First downs	22	11
Total yards	491	227
Rushing yards	187	78
Passing yards	304	149
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	38:12	21:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing	Todd Centeio	18/21, 304 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Percy Agyei-Obese	16 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kris Thornton	6 receptions, 140 yards
Old Dominion	Passing	Hayden Wolff	12/22, 112 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hayden Wolff	9 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Ahmarian Granger	4 receptions, 46 yards

Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	24	0	6	40
Dukes	7	7	21	7	42

See also: 2022 Georgia State Panthers football team

No. 23 Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Chanticleers	7	0	0	0	7
Dukes	3	17	20	7	47

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released