2011 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

2011 James Madison Dukes football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 14–26 at North Dakota State

Conference| Colonial Athletic Association
Division| South Division
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 15
FCS Coaches| No. 14
Record| 8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach|

* Mickey Matthews (13th season)

Offensive coordinator| Jeff Durden (8th season)
Defensive coordinator| Kyle Gillenwater (3rd season)
Home stadium| Bridgeforth Stadium

Seasons

<- 2010

2012 ->

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule

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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 Richmond| No. 9|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)

| 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, rivalry)

| 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 (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPNU| W 20–17| 2,388|
December 3| 4:00 pm| at No. 4 North Dakota State*| No. 17|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| L 14–26| 17,432| [1]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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

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