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Wk 13 · 2026

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at James Madison Dukes — Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA

Weather

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Ratings differential JMU by 20.3
Sun Belt · 6-0

What is at stake

A Sun Belt game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Coastal: -11.3#109
Efficiency margin
James Madison: +6.6#41
Coastal: 25.4
Offense (pts/100)
James Madison: 35.5
Coastal: 27.7
Defense (pts/100)
James Madison: 19.9
Coastal: 65.3
Pace (plays/g)
James Madison: 68.0
Coastal: 5.71
Yards / play
James Madison: 6.65
Coastal: 6.21
Yards / play allowed
James Madison: 4.92
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Coastal: 25.2
Points / game
James Madison: 41.8
Coastal: 24.3
Points allowed
James Madison: 15.0
Coastal: 373
Yards / game
James Madison: 452
Coastal: 403
Yards allowed
James Madison: 347
Coastal: 214
Pass yds allowed
James Madison: 245
Coastal: 190
Rush yds allowed
James Madison: 102
Coastal: 1.50
Turnovers / game
James Madison: 0.67
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Coastal form

W 27-21at MRSHL 24-31vs GASOL 17-34vs LIBL 14-22at DELW 45-7vs FOR
2026 season

James Madison form

W 27-24at GASOW 45-17vs MRSHW 46-20at ODUW 26-13at SDSUW 87-3vs WAG
2026 season

Coastal this season

Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

James Madison this season

Straight up6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 6

OpponentCoastalJames Madison
Liberty
CUSA
vs L 17-34 previewvs W 20-13 preview
GA Southern
Sun Belt
vs L 24-31 previewat W 27-24 preview
Marshall
Sun Belt
at W 27-21 previewvs W 45-17 preview
App State
Sun Belt
vs Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Georgia St
Sun Belt
at Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Old Dominion
Sun Belt
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat W 46-20 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, James Madison leads 4–0 · James Madison has won the last 4
4 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 40.8 points toward James Madison
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-29James Madison 59 — 10 Coastalat CCUJames Madison
20242024-10-10Coastal 7 — 39 James Madisonat JMUJames Madison
20232023-11-25James Madison 56 — 14 Coastalat CCUJames Madison
20222022-11-26Coastal 7 — 47 James Madisonat JMUJames Madison

Coastal leaders 2026 regular season

PassingDeuce Bailey QB #285/155, 1267 YDS, 12 TD, 2 INT
Tre Guerra QB #41/3, 6 YDS
RushingDominic Knicely RB #2337 CAR, 193 YDS, 2 TD
Deuce Bailey QB #255 CAR, 171 YDS
Jevon Edwards RB #2044 CAR, 141 YDS
ReceivingClayton Coppock Jr. WR #813 REC, 231 YDS, 3 TD
Colton Hinton WR #1410 REC, 220 YDS, 4 TD
Tristian Gardner WR #313 REC, 218 YDS, 1 TD
Karmello English WR #015 REC, 169 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMarcellius Pulliam LB #446
Ibrahim Diawara DE #126
Jordan Thompson LB #1824
SacksIbrahim Diawara DE #15
Reggie Jean DT #901
Jesse Powell II DB #161
InterceptionsJa'Marion Wayne CB #21
Travis Roman CB #101
Zeke Marshall S #331

James Madison leaders 2026 regular season

PassingCamden Coleman QB #780/127, 979 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT
Arrington Maiden QB #57/8, 111 YDS, 2 TD
RushingGeorge Pettaway RB #674 CAR, 497 YDS, 6 TD
Nick Herman RB #2338 CAR, 260 YDS, 3 TD
Camden Coleman QB #728 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCorey Scott WR #321 REC, 289 YDS, 4 TD
Braeden Wisloski WR #1013 REC, 165 YDS
Cole Keller TE #012 REC, 163 YDS, 3 TD
Michael Scott WR #1711 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesNakian Jackson LB #243
Jayon Harvey S #2436
JT Hooten LB #1527
SacksJT Hooten LB #152.5
Danny Royster EDGE #171.5
Kells Bush DL #881.5
InterceptionsDJ Kelly CB #63
Jamal Olford CB #271
JT Hooten LB #151
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.