2007 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2007 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. JMU finished the season 8–4 with a record of 6–2 in their first season as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2007 James Madison Dukes football
FCS Playoffs First Round vs. Appalachian State, L 27–28
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
2007 record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (9th season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium (Capacity: 13,559)

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	at North Carolina*	No. 8	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN360	L 14–37	58,500
September 8	3:30 PM	No. 5 New Hampshire*	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	W 41–24	14,021
September 15	6:00 PM	VMI*	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 45–17	15,083
September 22	6:00 PM	Coastal Carolina	No. 8	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 45–10	15,260
September 29	12:00 PM	Villanova	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 35–7	15,035
October 6	12:30 PM	at Northeastern	No. 9	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		W 21–14	2,083
October 13	1:00 PM	at Rhode Island	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 44–27	6,163
October 26	12:00 PM	No. 14 Richmond	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 16–17	14,009
November 3	12:00 PM	at No. 7 Delaware	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Rivalry)	CSN	L 34–37	22,061
November 10	7:00 PM	at William & Mary	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)		W 55–34	12,259
November 17	1:30 PM	Towson	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 23–13	13,661
November 24	12:00 PM	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 12	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	CN8	L 27–28	14,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2007 JMU Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2014.