2011 James Madison Dukes football team

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. 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.

2011 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Gillenwater (3rd season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Towson $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 10 Old Dominion ^   6 2     10 3  
No. 8 Maine ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 11 New Hampshire ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 17 Delaware   5 3     7 4  
No. 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 was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 33:30 pmat North Carolina*No. 15ACCNL 10–4257,000
September 106:00 pmCentral Connecticut*No. 19W 14–925,102
September 177:00 pmat No. 22 Liberty*No. 13ESPN3W 27–2418,878
September 247:00 pmat No. 6 William & MaryNo. 12CSNW 20–1412,259
October 13:30 pmNo. 10 Richmond No. 9
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
CSNW 31–725,742
October 83:30 pmNo. 19 MaineNo. 7
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNL 24–25 OT24,023
October 151:30 pmVillanovaNo. 13
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 34–1025,047
October 293:30 pmat No. 15 Old DominionNo. 9CSNL 20–2319,818
November 512:00 pmat No. 9 New HampshireNo. 13L 10–284,466
November 123:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 20
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–1325,096
November 191:00 pmat UMassNo. 19W 34–177,103
November 2612:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky*No. 17ESPNUW 20–172,388
December 34:00 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 17
ESPN3L 14–2617,432[1]

References

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  1. ^ "James Madison, ODU knocked out". The News Leader. December 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.