2016 James Madison Dukes football team

2016 James Madison Dukes football
CAA champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS No. 5
FCS Coaches No. 5
2016 record 11–1 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach Mike Houston (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Bob Trott (1st year)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
2016 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 James Madison $^   8 0         11 1  
#9 Villanova ^   6 2         9 4  
#22 New Hampshire ^   6 2         8 5  
#12 Richmond ^   5 3         10 3  
Maine   5 3         6 5  
Albany   4 4         7 4  
Stony Brook   4 4         5 6  
William & Mary   3 5         5 6  
Towson   3 5         4 7  
Delaware   2 6         4 7  
Elon   1 7         2 9  
Rhode Island   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 James Madison Dukes football team represents James Madison University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first year head coach Mike Houston and play their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

In 2015, the Dukes finished with a record of 9–3, 6–2 in CAA play, to finish in a first-place tie with Richmond and William & Mary. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs and hosted Colgate in the second round. The Dukes lost to the Raiders, 44–38, and were eliminated from the playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Morehead State* No. 12 Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 80–7   23,626
September 10 4:00 PM Central Connecticut* No. 12 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 56–21   20,636
September 17 3:30 PM at North Carolina* No. 11 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ACCRSN
CSN
L 28–56   56,000
September 24 12:00 PM at Maine No. 11 Alfond StadiumOrono, ME ASN W 31–20   8,786
October 1 1:30 PM Delaware No. 7 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) MadiZone W 43–20   25,236
October 8 3:30 PM William & Mary No. 7 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) CSN W 31–24   20,354
October 15 12:00 PM at New Hampshire No. 7 Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH ASN W 42–39   8,316
October 29 3:30 PM Rhode Islanddagger No. 8 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 84–7   23,841
November 5 3:30 PM at No. 6 Richmond No. 7 Robins StadiumRichmond, VA CSN W 47–43   8,700
November 12 1:00 PM at No. 9 Villanova No. 6 Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA NNAA W 20–7   6,109
November 19 1:30 PM Elon No. 6 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 63–14   16,184
December 3 2:00 PM No. 22 New Hampshire* No. 5 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 55–22   13,231
December 9 7:00 PM No. 1 Sam Houston State* No. 5 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Quaterfinals) ESPN2      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
#12 Dukes 28 24 21 7 80
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2015 W 56–7

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 14 0 21
#12 Dukes 21 14 7 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2013 W 38–14

at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Dukes 21 0 7 0 28
Tar Heels 14 21 14 7 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2011 L 10–42

at Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Dukes 7 3 7 14 31
Black Bears 0 13 7 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–5 2012 W 31–7

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 0 13 20
#7 Dukes 7 19 7 10 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–14 2015 W 24–21

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 3 7 0 14 24
#7 Dukes 10 0 7 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–17 2015 L 41–44

at New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Dukes 7 14 7 14 42
Wildcats 0 9 3 27 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 2013 L 17–33

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 0 0 7
#8 Dukes 28 21 21 14 84
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2012 W 32–7

at Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Dukes 14 10 6 17 47
#6 Spiders 10 14 7 12 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–18 2015 L 49–59

at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Dukes 7 0 3 10 20
#9 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–12 2015 W 38–29

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14
#6 Dukes 17 10 15 21 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 W 51–0

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Wildcats 7 0 8 7 22
#5 Dukes 3 28 21 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–8 10/15/2016 W 42–39

Quaterfinals–Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0
#5 Dukes 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 12 12 11 11 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5  
Coaches 11 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 (1) 5 5 5 5 5  
FCS Playoffs Not released 5 4 4 Not released

References

  1. "2016 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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