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Homecoming Kickoff with ODU on Oct. 18 Set for 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU
10/6/2025 1:00:00 PM | Football
NEW ORLEANS – James Madison's 2025 Homecoming matchup against Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 18 will be nationally televised, as the game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. from Bridgeforth Stadium on ESPNU, as announced by ESPN and the Sun Belt Conference.
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Dukes and Monarchs, as JMU leads the series 3-2. JMU has won three straight, claiming all three matchups as a Football Bowl Subdivision program and Sun Belt member. That includes winning each of the last two games by just three points.
ODU won the first two meetings in 2011 and 2012 while both teams were in the Football Championship Subdivision.
The game will be JMU's fourth linear game of the season, and its second on ESPNU.
The 2025 college football season marks the 14th straight year all Sun Belt home games will appear on an ESPN platform.
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Dukes and Monarchs, as JMU leads the series 3-2. JMU has won three straight, claiming all three matchups as a Football Bowl Subdivision program and Sun Belt member. That includes winning each of the last two games by just three points.
ODU won the first two meetings in 2011 and 2012 while both teams were in the Football Championship Subdivision.
The game will be JMU's fourth linear game of the season, and its second on ESPNU.
The 2025 college football season marks the 14th straight year all Sun Belt home games will appear on an ESPN platform.
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