2016 James Madison Dukes football team
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 Stadium • Harrisonburg, 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 Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ACCRSN CSN |
L 28–56 |
56,000 |
September 24 |
12:00 PM |
at Maine |
No. 11 |
Alfond Stadium • Orono, 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 Stadium • Durham, NH |
ASN |
W 42–39 |
8,316 |
October 29 |
3:30 PM |
Rhode Island |
No. 8 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
MadiZone |
W 84–7 |
23,841 |
November 5 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 6 Richmond |
No. 7 |
Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA |
CSN |
W 47–43 |
8,700 |
November 12 |
1:00 PM |
at No. 9 Villanova |
No. 6 |
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, 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 |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #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 |
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Coaches |
11 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 (1) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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FCS Playoffs |
Not released |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Not released |
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