2016 James Madison Dukes football team

2016 James Madison Dukes football

CAA champion
FCS Playoffs
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 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
*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
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

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

James Madison Dukes football

Venues	Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware William & Mary

Culture & lore	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes "JMU Fight Song"

People	Mike Houston Head coaches

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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