2011 James Madison Dukes football team

2011 James Madison Dukes football
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs North Dakota State, L 14–26
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network No. 15
FCS Coaches No. 14
2011 record 8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach Mickey Matthews (13th season)
Offensive coordinator Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator Kyle Gillenwater
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
2011 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#9 Towson $^  7 –1     9 –3  
#10 Old Dominion ^  6 –2     10 –3  
#8 Maine ^  6 –2     9 –4  
#11 New Hampshire ^  6 –2     8 –4  
#17 Delaware  5 –3     7 –4  
#15 James Madison ^  5 –3     8 –5  
William & Mary  3 –5     5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6     3 –8  
Villanova  1 –7     2 –9  
Richmond  0 –8     3 –8  
UMass  0 –0     5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS
As of January 9, 2012; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 13th year head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before falling to North Dakota State in the second round.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:30 PM at North Carolina* No. 15 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN L 10–42   57,000
September 10 6:00 PM Central Connecticut* No. 19 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 14–9   25,102
September 17 7:00 PM at No. 22 Liberty* No. 13 Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 W 27–24   18,878
September 24 7:00 PM at No. 6 William & Mary No. 12 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry) CSN W 20–14   12,259
October 1 3:30 PM No. 10 Richmonddagger No. 9 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN W 31–7   25,742
October 8 3:30 PM No. 19 Maine No. 7 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN L 24–25 OT  24,023
October 15 1:30 PM Villanova No. 13 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 34–10   25,047
October 29 3:30 PM at No. 15 Old Dominion No. 9 Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) CSN L 20–23   19,818
November 5 12:00 PM at No. 9 New Hampshire No. 13 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH L 10–28   4,466
November 12 3:00 PM Rhode Island No. 20 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 31–13   25,096
November 19 1:00 PM at UMass No. 19 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 34–17   7,103
November 26 12:00 PM at Eastern Kentucky* No. 17 Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPNU W 20–17   2,388
December 3 4:00 PM at No. 4 North Dakota State* No. 17 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 14–26   17,432
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "Football - Schedule". James Madison Athletics. 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
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