2017 James Madison Dukes football team
The 2017 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They are 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 and also finished undefeated in the regular season for the second time in school history (the other being 1975, before the Dukes joined the NCAA). They received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook, Weber State, and South Dakota State to advance to the National Championship Game for the second straight season, where they were defeated 17–13 by North Dakota State.
2017 James Madison Dukes football | |
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CAA champion | |
FCS Championship Game, L 13–17 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
2017 record | 14–1 (8–0 CAA) |
Head coach | Mike Houston (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Trott (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium (Capacity: 24,877) |
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No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In 2016, the Dukes finished the season with a 14–1 record, including an 8–0 mark in CAA play to win the conference title. They went undefeated in FCS play with their only loss coming to FBS North Carolina. They received an 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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | No. 1 | ESPN3 | W 34–14 | 40,169 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State* | No. 1 |
| CSN MA+ MadiZone | W 52–10 | 24,722 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Norfolk State* | No. 1 |
| MASN2 MadiZone | W 75–14 | 23,118 |
September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Maine | No. 1 |
| MASN MadiZone | W 28–10 | 25,330 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 1 | CSN+ CSN-P | W 20–10 | 16,372 | |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Villanova | No. 1 |
| CSL[1] MASN2 | W 30–8 | 25,993 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 1 | Cox Yurview WHSV | W 46–14 | 13,125 | |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 New Hampshire![]() | No. 1 |
| MadiZone | W 21–0 | 25,298 |
November 4 | Noon | at Rhode Island | No. 1 | CSL | W 38–3 | 3,227 | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Richmond | No. 1 |
| MASN2 | W 20–13 | 24,586 |
November 18 | Noon | at No. 11 Elon | No. 1 | PAA | W 31–3 | 8,662 | |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 Stony Brook* | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 26–7 | 16,449 |
December 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Weber State* | No. 1 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 13,497 |
December 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota State* | No. 1 |
| ESPNU | W 51–16 | 16,528 |
January 6 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 1 | ESPN2 | L 13–17 | 19,090 | |
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Game summaries
at East Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
East Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 1 Dukes | 21 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–3[3] | 1997 | W, 32–27 |
Norfolk State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 1 Dukes | 9 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 75 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Bears | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–5[3] | 2016 | W, 31–20 |
at Delaware
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–14[3] | 2016 | W, 43–20 |
Villanova
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–11[3] | 2016 | W, 20–7 |
at William & Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–17[3] | 2016 | W, 31–24 |
New Hampshire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–8[3] | 2016 FCS Playoffs | W, 55–22 |
at Rhode Island
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–3[3] | 2016 | W, 84–7 |
Richmond
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–18[3] | 2016 | W, 47–43 |
at Elon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–0[3] | 2016 | W, 63–14 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Stony Brook
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 1 Dukes | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1[3] | 2015 | W, 38–20 |
Quarterfinals–Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Semifinals–South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Jackrabbits | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
No. 1 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 51 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
National Championship–North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Bison | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0[3] | 2016 | W, 27–17 |
Roster
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Special teams
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 1 (134) | 1 (152) | 1 (148) | 1 (156) | 1 (154) | 1 (157) | 1 (160) | 1 (160) | 1 (157) | 1 (156) | 1 (162) | 1 (163) | 1 (153) | 2 | |||||||
Coaches | 1 (20) | 1 (25) | 1 (24) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 2 (1) |
References
- Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "2017 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- "Football All-Time Records". Retrieved August 17, 2017.