2016 James Madison Dukes football team
The 2016 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 14–1 overall with an 8–0 mark in CAA play to win the conference title. They received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated New Hampshire, Sam Houston State, and five-time defending champions North Dakota State to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Youngstown State. This was their first national championship since 2004.
2016 James Madison Dukes football | |
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NCAA Division I FCS national champion CAA champion | |
FCS Championship Game, W 28–14 vs. Youngstown State | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 1 |
FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
2016 record | 14–1 (8–0 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Trott (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium (Capacity: 24,877) |
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No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | Morehead State* | No. 12 | MadiZone | W 80–7 | 23,626 | |
September 10 | 4:00 pm | Central Connecticut* | No. 12 |
| MadiZone | W 56–21 | 20,636 |
September 17 | 3:30 pm | at North Carolina* | No. 11 | ACCN/CSN | L 28–56 | 56,000 | |
September 24 | 12:00 pm | at Maine | No. 11 | ASN | W 31–20 | 8,786 | |
October 1 | 1:30 pm | Delaware | No. 7 |
| MadiZone | W 43–20 | 25,236 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | William & Mary | No. 7 |
| CSN | W 31–24 | 20,354 |
October 15 | 12:00 pm | at New Hampshire | No. 7 | ASN | W 42–39 | 8,316 | |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | No. 8 |
| MadiZone | W 84–7 | 23,841 |
November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Richmond | No. 7 | CSN | W 47–43 | 8,700 | |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at No. 9 Villanova | No. 6 | NNAA | W 20–7 | 6,109 | |
November 19 | 1:30 pm | Elon | No. 6 |
| MadiZone | W 63–14 | 16,184 |
December 3 | 2:00 pm | No. 22 New Hampshire* | No. 5 |
| ESPN3 | W 55–22 | 13,231 |
December 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Sam Houston State* | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | W 65–7 | 15,646 |
December 16 | 7:00 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | W 27–17 | 18,282 | |
January 7, 2017 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 5 | ESPN2 | W 28–14 | 14,423 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Morehead State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
#12 Dukes | 28 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 80 |
Central Connecticut
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
#12 Dukes | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
at North Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 Dukes | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Tar Heels | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#11 Dukes | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Black Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Delaware
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
#7 Dukes | 7 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
William & Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
#7 Dukes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at New Hampshire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 39 |
Rhode Island
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
#8 Dukes | 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 84 |
at Richmond
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#7 Dukes | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 47 |
#6 Spiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 43 |
at Villanova
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Dukes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
#9 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Elon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
#6 Dukes | 17 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 63 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–New Hampshire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#22 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
#5 Dukes | 3 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 55 |
Quarterfinals–Sam Houston State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#1 Bearkats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
#5 Dukes | 21 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 65 |
Semifinals–North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
#4 Bison | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
It was this game that ended NDSU's streak of five consecutive FCS titles.
Championship–Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Penguins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#5 Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Ranking movements
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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 (1) | 1 (154) | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 (1) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 (1) | 5 | 1 (26) | |||||||||||||||||||
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.