2010 James Madison Dukes football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 6–5 (3–5 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden |
Defensive coordinator | Kyle Gillenwater |
Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium (Capacity: 15,694) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Delaware +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 William & Mary +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Villanova ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 James Madison Dukes football team represents James Madison University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 12th year head coach Mickey Matthews in what proved to be a roller-coaster season. The Dukes made college football history when they knocked off in-state power #13 Virginia Tech, on the road, in front of over 66,000 fans. James Madison became the second FCS team to beat a nationally ranked FBS opponent since Appalachian State defeated #5 ranked Michigan in 2007. [1] [2] Not long after the victory of Virginia Tech the injuries began to mount up and paired with a difficult in-conference schedule. JMU finished the season 6–5 with nine of the eleven games decided by 7 points or less.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 pm | Morehead State * | No. 15 | W 48–7 | 16,612 | ||
September 11 | 1:30 pm | at No. 13 (FBS) Virginia Tech * | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 21–16 | 66,233 | |
September 25 | 6:00 pm | No. 21 Liberty * | No. 3 |
| W 10–3 | 16,385 | |
October 2 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 Delaware | No. 3 |
| CSN | L 10–13 | 16,205 |
October 9 | 7:00 pm | at Towson | No. 7 | W 17–13 | 9,049 | ||
October 16 | 3:30 pm | No. 15 New Hampshire | No. 6 |
| CSN | L 14–28 | 16,985 |
October 23 | 3:30 pm | at No. 6 Villanova | No. 11 | L 7–14 | 9,217 | ||
October 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 18 Massachusetts | No. 15 |
| CSN | L 14–21 | 16,664 |
November 6 | 3:30 pm | at No. 20 Richmond | No. 22 | CSN | L 10–13 OT | 8,700 | |
November 13 | 1:30 pm | No. 1 William & Mary |
| W 30–24 | 16,733 | ||
November 20 | 12:00 pm | at Maine | W 14–10 | 3,880 | |||
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