2015 James Madison Dukes football team

2015 James Madison Dukes football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrett Elliott (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorZak Kuhr (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sisa (2nd season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmMorehead State*No. 12
MZW 56–722,080
September 124:00 pmLehigh*No. 13
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MZW 55–1715,949
September 193:00 pmAlbanyNo. 12
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNW 42–2818,659
September 267:00 pmat SMU*No. 9
ESPN3W 48–4522,314
October 312:00 pmStony BrookNo. 6
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNW 38–2021,653
October 103:00 pmat TowsonNo. 5
CSNW 51–308,224
October 173:00 pmat ElonNo. 5
W 51–08,342
October 243:30 pmNo. 11 RichmonddaggerNo. 4
CSNL 49–5926,069
October 314:00 pmat No. 16 William & MaryNo. 9
NBCSNL 41–449,414
November 143:30 pmat DelawareNo. 14
CSNW 24–2116,994
November 2112:00 pmVillanovaNo. 12
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNW 38–2917,028
December 51:00 pmColgate*No. 8
ESPN3L 38–4415,045

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Game summaries

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Morehead State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
#12 Dukes 14 14 21 7 56
See also: 2015 Morehead State Eagles football team

Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 7 7 3 0 17
#13 Dukes 10 28 7 10 55
See also: 2015 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 7 0 14 28
#12 Dukes 14 0 21 7 42
See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Dukes 10 7 17 14 48
Mustangs 7 7 17 14 45
See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 0 0 13 20
#6 Dukes 21 7 10 0 38
See also: 2015 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Dukes 14 10 17 10 51
Tigers 6 11 6 7 30
See also: 2015 Towson Tigers football team

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Dukes 13 21 10 7 51
Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2015 Elon Phoenix football team

Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Spiders 7 21 14 17 59
#4 Dukes 14 14 7 14 49
See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from the JMU campus for the first time.

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Dukes 21 6 7 7 41
#16 Tribe 9 14 7 14 44
See also: 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Dukes 7 0 7 10 24
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 14 0 21
See also: 2015 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 7 15 29
#12 Dukes 14 7 3 14 38
See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

FCS Playoffs

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Second Round–Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Raiders 10 14 14 6 44
#8 Dukes 0 28 3 7 38
See also: 2015 Colgate Raiders football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS12131296 (4)5 (8)5 (12)4 (18)9141412811
Coaches13111085 (1)55 (2)3 (3)9141110611

References

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  1. ^ "Texas State hires JMU's Withers as head coach". January 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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