Wk 8 · 2026
James Madison Dukes at App State Mountaineers — Thu, Oct 22
Thu, Oct 22 ·
Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC
· ESPNU
Sun Belt · 6-0
at
7:00pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential JMU by 13.0
Sun Belt · 3-2
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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
James Madison form
W 27-24at GASOW 45-17vs MRSHW 46-20at ODUW 26-13at SDSUW 87-3vs WAG
2026 season
App State form
L 3-10vs ODUL 31-41at NCSUW 26-21vs CLTW 27-24at ECUW 55-3vs ME
2026 season
James Madison this season
Straight up6-0 · 100% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
App State this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 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 · 5
| Opponent | James Madison | App State |
|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion Sun Belt | at W 46-20 preview | vs L 3-10 preview |
| Marshall Sun Belt | vs W 45-17 preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| GA Southern Sun Belt | at W 27-24 preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Georgia St Sun Belt | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Coastal Sun Belt | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 2–2 · James Madison won the last one
4 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.8 points toward James Madison
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-15 | App State 10 — 58 James Madison | at JMU | James Madison |
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | James Madison 20 — 34 App State | at APP | App State |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | App State 26 — 23 James Madison | at JMU | App State |
| 2022 | 2022-09-24 | James Madison 32 — 28 App State | at APP | James Madison |
James Madison leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Camden Coleman QB #7 | 80/127, 979 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT |
| Arrington Maiden QB #5 | 7/8, 111 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | George Pettaway RB #6 | 74 CAR, 497 YDS, 6 TD |
| Nick Herman RB #23 | 38 CAR, 260 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Camden Coleman QB #7 | 28 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Corey Scott WR #3 | 21 REC, 289 YDS, 4 TD |
| Braeden Wisloski WR #10 | 13 REC, 165 YDS | |
| Cole Keller TE #0 | 12 REC, 163 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Michael Scott WR #17 | 11 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nakian Jackson LB #2 | 43 |
| Jayon Harvey S #24 | 36 | |
| JT Hooten LB #15 | 27 | |
| Sacks | JT Hooten LB #15 | 2.5 |
| Danny Royster EDGE #17 | 1.5 | |
| Kells Bush DL #88 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | DJ Kelly CB #6 | 3 |
| Jamal Olford CB #27 | 1 | |
| JT Hooten LB #15 | 1 |
App State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Malachi Singleton QB #3 | 96/132, 1206 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT |
| Henry Hasselbeck QB #8 | 4/5, 51 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jaquari Lewis RB #5 | 47 CAR, 220 YDS, 4 TD |
| Ja'Quez Cross RB #11 | 18 CAR, 105 YDS | |
| Henry Hasselbeck QB #8 | 11 CAR, 78 YDS | |
| Receiving | Sam Pickett III WR #0 | 20 REC, 326 YDS, 3 TD |
| Nate Branch WR #1 | 20 REC, 203 YDS | |
| Darrin Fugitt TE #7 | 16 REC, 192 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Chris Lofton WR #6 | 12 REC, 148 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Colton Phares LB #10 | 23 |
| Alex Mitchell LB #15 | 20 | |
| Devin Henderson DB #7 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Caleb Sandstrom DL #41 | 4 |
| Colton Phares LB #10 | 1 | |
| Carson Sloan LB #5 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Dre Walker DB #8 | 2 |
| Colton Phares LB #10 | 1 | |
| Khalil Conley DB #6 | 1 |
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.