2018 James Madison Dukes football team

2018 James Madison Dukes football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS No. 6–T
FCS Coaches No. 8
2018 record 4–2 (2–1 CAA)
Head coach Mike Houston (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Trott (3rd season)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
2018 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Towson  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 16 Rhode Island  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 5 Elon  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 21 Maine  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 6 James Madison  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 19 Stony Brook  2 –1     4 –2  
Delaware  1 –1     3 –2  
William & Mary  1 –1     2 –3  
Albany  0 –2     2 –3  
New Hampshire  0 –2     1 –4  
Villanova  0 –3     3 –3  
Richmond  0 –3     2 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 James Madison Dukes football team represents James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Mike Houston and play their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2017 season 14–1, 8–0 in CAA play to become CAA champions. They finished the regular season undefeated for the second time in school history (the other being 1975, before the Dukes joined the NCAA). In the FCS Playoffs they defeated Stony Brook, Weber State, and South Dakota State to advance to the FCS National Championship Game for the second consecutive year. They were unable to defend their 2016 National Championship, falling in the 2017 title game to North Dakota State.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Dukes were predicted to win the CAA championship.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team, including cornerback Rashad Robinson being selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Rashad Robinson CB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at NC State*No. 2
ESPNUL 13–2456,073
September 86:00 p.m.at Norfolk State*No. 2
ESPN3W 17–0[lower-alpha 1]6,482
September 137:30 p.m.[lower-alpha 2]Robert Morris*No. 2
NBCS WA+W 73–718,112
September 223:30 p.m.William & MaryNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
NBCS WA+W 51–025,130
September 293:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 2
NBCS WA+W 63–108,217
October 61:30 p.m.No. 10 ElonNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNYL 24–2725,484
October 131:00 p.m.at VillanovaNo. 6
FCS/FSGO
October 273:30 p.m.Stony Brookdagger
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNY
November 31:00 p.m.at New Hampshire
FCS
November 102:00 p.m.Rhode Island
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNY
November 172:00 p.mat Towson
CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[3]

  1. ↑ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
  2. ↑ Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 7 0 3 3 13
Wolfpack 0 17 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 17 17
Spartans 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 75–14

Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Dukes 21 31 14 7 73
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Dukes 7 10 21 13 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–17 2017 W, 46–14

at Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 7 28 21 7 63
Spiders 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–18 2017 W, 20–13

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Phoenix 0 7 3 17 27
No. 2 Dukes 3 6 3 12 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2017 W, 31–3

at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Dukes 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–11 2017 W, 30–8

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0
Dukes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2017 FCS Playoffs W, 26–7

at New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0
UNH Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–8 2017 W, 21–0

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0
Dukes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–3 2017 W, 38–3

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–6–1 2015 W, 51–30

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 2 (6) 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 6–T  
Coaches 2 (3) 2 2 (1) 2 2 2 8

References

  1. ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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