MADISON TOWNSHIP — Welcome to Source Media’s 2024 high school football preview. Over the coming days, we’ll preview schools across Richland, Ashland and Knox Counties every day leading up to Week 1.
Today, we preview the Madison Rams. Find all of our 2024 high school football previews here.
Madison preview — Aug. 3
Lexington preview — Aug. 4
Mansfield Senior preview — Aug. 5
Ashland preview — Aug. 6
Ontario preview — Aug. 7
Shelby preview — Aug. 8
Clear Fork preview — Aug. 9
Galion preview — Aug. 10
Lucas preview — Aug. 11
Crestline preview — Aug. 12
Crestview preview — Aug. 13
Plymouth preview — Aug. 14
Mapleton preview — Aug. 15
Hillsdale preview — Aug. 16
Loudonville preview — Aug. 17
Fredericktown preview — Aug. 18
Centerburg preview — Aug. 19
Danville preview — Aug. 20
East Knox preview — Aug. 21
Mount Vernon preview — Aug. 22
McDonald’s is proud to back our area’s local athletes and help Richland Source provide fans in-depth coverage of the upcoming high school football season.
Madison Rams 2024 Preview
Division: III
Region: 10
Conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Coach: Brent Besancon
Last year: 1-9
Insider: Eight of Madison’s nine losses in 2023 came against playoff-qualifying teams.
Schedule 📅
Aug. 23 — at Shelby
Aug. 30 — RIVER VALLEY
Sept. 6 — ONTARIO
Sept. 13 — WOOSTER
Sept. 20 — at West Holmes
Sept. 27 — ASHLAND
Oct. 4 — at New Philadelphia
Oct. 11 — DOVER
Oct. 18 — at Lexington
Oct. 25 — MANSFIELD SENIOR
BY THE NUMBERS 📊
6-71
Madison’s overall record since 2016. The Rams are 3-46 in Ohio Cardinal Conference play during that stretch.
17.9
Points per game the Rams scored against Ohio Cardinal Conference opponents last year. Madison averaged 11.3 points a game against OCC foes in 2022.
2
Ohio Cardinal Conference championships the Rams have won. Madison shared the OCC title with Mansfield Senior and West Holmes in 2012 and split the crown with Orrville in 2005.
6
Home games for Madison this fall. The Rams play three of their first four games at STARTEK Stadium and close the season at home against crosstown rival Mansfield Senior.
KEY RETURNING PLAYERS 💪
QB Cam Kuhn
The senior was an Ohio Cardinal Conference second-team pick last year.
DB Owen Wigton
The senior was an Ohio Cardinal Conference honorable-mention selection last fall.
CRYSTAL BALL 🔮
Madison’s rebuild is in its second season under Brent Besancon. The Rams were better in the second half of the 2023 campaign and will look to build on that momentum. A favorable schedule should help.
