| 2015 James Madison Dukes football | |
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CAA co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 38–44 vs. Colgate | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 11 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–2 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Brett Elliott (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Zak Kuhr (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Sisa (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 James Madison +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 William & Mary +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Everett Withers and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Dukes finished the regular season 9–2 to share the CAA championship with William & Mary and Richmond, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Colgate and finish the season 9–3.
On January 6, 2016, Withers resigned to become the head coach at Texas State.[1] He finished at James Madison with a two-year record of 18–7.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 pm | Morehead State* | No. 12 | MZ | W 56–7 | 22,080 | |
| September 12 | 4:00 pm | Lehigh* | No. 13 |
| MZ | W 55–17 | 15,949 |
| September 19 | 3:00 pm | Albany | No. 12 |
| CSN | W 42–28 | 18,659 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | No. 9 | ESPN3 | W 48–45 | 22,314 | |
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | Stony Brook | No. 6 |
| CSN | W 38–20 | 21,653 |
| October 10 | 3:00 pm | at Towson | No. 5 | CSN | W 51–30 | 8,224 | |
| October 17 | 3:00 pm | at Elon | No. 5 | W 51–0 | 8,342 | ||
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Richmond | No. 4 |
| CSN | L 49–59 | 26,069 |
| October 31 | 4:00 pm | at No. 16 William & Mary | No. 9 | NBCSN | L 41–44 | 9,414 | |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | at Delaware | No. 14 | CSN | W 24–21 | 16,994 | |
| November 21 | 12:00 pm | Villanova | No. 12 |
| CSN | W 38–29 | 17,028 |
| December 5 | 1:00 pm | Colgate* | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | L 38–44 | 15,045 |
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Game summaries
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #12 Dukes | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| #13 Dukes | 10 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #12 Dukes | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Dukes | 10 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| #6 Dukes | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Dukes | 14 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 51 |
| Tigers | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Dukes | 13 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Spiders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 59 |
| #4 Dukes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from the JMU campus for the first time.
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Dukes | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| #16 Tribe | 9 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Dukes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| #12 Dukes | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
| #8 Dukes | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Ranking movements
| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 (4) | 5 (8) | 5 (12) | 4 (18) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Coaches | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 (1) | 5 | 5 (2) | 3 (3) | 9 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
References
- ↑ "Texas State hires JMU's Withers as head coach". January 7, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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