2017 James Madison Dukes football team

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2017 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
CAA champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record14–1 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Trott (2nd season)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at East Carolina *No. 1 ESPN3 W 34–1440,169
September 96:00 p.m. East Tennessee State *No. 1 CSN MA+, MadiZone W 52–1024,722
September 163:30 p.m. Norfolk State *No. 1
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN2, MadiZoneW 75–1423,118
September 231:30 p.m. Maine No. 1
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN, MadiZoneW 28–1025,330
September 303:30 p.m.at Delaware No. 1 CSN+, CSN-P W 20–1016,372
October 143:30 p.m.No. 11 Villanova No. 1
CSL , [1] MASN2W 30–825,993
October 213:30 p.m.at William & Mary No. 1 Cox Yurview, WHSV W 46–1413,125
October 283:30 p.m.No. 17 New Hampshire Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MadiZoneW 21–025,298
November 4Noonat Rhode Island No. 1CSLW 38–33,227
November 113:30 p.m. Richmond No. 1
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
MASN2W 20–1324,586
November 18Noonat No. 11 Elon No. 1 PAA W 31–38,662
December 22:00 p.m.No. 10 Stony Brook *No. 1
ESPN3W 26–716,449
December 87:00 p.m.No. 11 Weber State *No. 1
ESPN2 W 31–2813,497
December 164:30 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota State *No. 1
ESPNU W 51–1616,528
January 612:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 North Dakota State *No. 1ESPN2L 13–1719,090

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Game summaries

At East Carolina

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes70141334
Pirates007714

East Tennessee State

1234Total
Buccaneers073010
No. 1 Dukes21717752

Norfolk State

1234Total
Spartans070714
No. 1 Dukes935171475

Maine

1234Total
Black Bears037010
No. 1 Dukes0771428

At Delaware

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes7100320
Fightin' Blue Hens370010

Villanova

1234Total
No. 11 Wildcats00088
No. 1 Dukes31031430

At William & Mary

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes712101746
Tribe0001414

New Hampshire

1234Total
No. 17 Wildcats00000
No. 1 Dukes0147021

At Rhode Island

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes07171438
Rams03003

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders073313
No. 1 Dukes01001020

At Elon

1234Total
No. 1 Dukes3147731
No. 11 Phoenix00033

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 10 Seawolves00077
No. 1 Dukes6130726

Quarterfinals–Weber State

1234Total
No. 11 Wildcats7071428
No. 1 Dukes7302131

Semifinals–South Dakota State

1234Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits0100616
No. 1 Dukes71430051

National Championship–North Dakota State

1234Total
No. 2 Bison7100017
No. 1 Dukes337013

Roster

2017 James Madison Dukes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1Trai SharpJr
WR 5Jamir HudsonFr
ATH 6Noah BeckleyFr
WR 7Terrence Alls Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 8John MillerSr
RB 10Jack BrighamFr
WR 10Riley Stapleton Redshirt.svg  So
QB 12Cole JohnsonSo
WR 13 Ishmael Hyman Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 14Braxton Westfield Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 15Gage MoloneyFr
QB 16Jesse LayneFr
QB 17Bryan SchorSr
WR 18Hunter Etheridge Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 19Daniel AduFr
WR 19David EldridgeJr
RB 20Taylor WoodsSr
RB 22Eric Kirlew Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 25Cardon Johnson Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 29Marcus MarshallJr
RB 31Percy Agyei-ObeseFr
WR 34Devin FloydFr
TE 37Clayton CheathamFr
OL 53Joe Fishpaw Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 55Nick Edwards Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 58Gerren Butler Redshirt.svg  So
OL 60Jahee Jackson Redshirt.svg  So
OL 61A.J. Bolden Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 62Cam KilgourFr
OL 63J.T. Timming Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 67Zaire Bethea Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 68Tyree Chavious Redshirt.svg  So
OL 69Truvell WilsonSo
OL 70Aaron Stinne Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 71E.J. Donahue Redshirt.svg  So
OL 72Will ClevingerFr
OL 73Mac PatrickSo
OL 74Pika Leota Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 75Michael Faulkner Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Jake GlavinFr
OL 77Liam FornadelFr
OL 79Raymond Gillespie Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 81Nick CarltonSo
TE/LB 82Joe HuntFr
TE 82Zach Polglase Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR/S 83Kyndel DeanFr
WR 83Josh SimsFr
WR 84Jonathan NewmanFr
WR 85Ezrah ArchieFr
TE 86Mack Cullen Redshirt.svg  So
TE 88Jonathan KloostermanSr
WR 89Jake Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 2Dimitri HollowayJr
LB 3Gus Little Redshirt.svg  So
S 5 Raven Greene Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 6 Jimmy Moreland Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 9Kyre Hawkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 11Bryce MaginleySo
LB 12Trey Wilson Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 14LJ TaylorFr
DL 15 Ron'Dell Carter Redshirt.svg  So
LB 16John Kinney Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 18Tabb Patrick Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 21Adam SmithSo
CB 22Rashad RobisonJr
CB 23Charles TuttJr
S 24D'Angelo Amos Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 24Sidney WellonsSo
CB 26Curtis OliverJr
LB 27Pat KagelSr
S 28Grant WestbrookJr
CB 30Wesley McCormickFr
LB 31Keshuan MooreFr
S 32MJ HamptonFr
S 33Sam KiddFr
CB 34Justin BetheaSr
CB 35Taurus CarrollFr
CB 36Robert Carter Jr Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 38Mike Cobbs Redshirt.svg  So
LB 40Diamonte Tucker-DorseyFr
LB 41Brett Seigel Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 42Michael JohnsonFr
LB 42Cade LeonardFr
LB 43Julian FreezeFr
DL 43Garrett GroulxFr
S 44Jordan Brown Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 46David EzeagwuSr
DL 47Darrious Carter Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 48Reggie Collins Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 49Brandon HerefordSr
LB 49Trey VosslerFr
LB 51Devin Medley Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 52Landan WordSo
LB 54Kevin Azanama Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB/LS 59Daniel Caraciolo Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 64Mike GreeneFr
DL 74Simeyon Robinson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 90Rondre Knowles-Tener Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 91Semaj SorhaindoFr
DL 93Andrew Ankrah Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 94Cornell UrquhartSr
DL 95Adeeb Atariwa Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 96Ryan Etheridge Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 99 Isaac Ukwu Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 41Brett Seigel Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 45Tyler GrayJr
LS 56Matt WolcottSr
P/K 57Jeremiah McBride Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 78Nik NunezFr
K 91Ethan RatkeFr
P 98Harry O'KellyFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Donnie Kirkpatrick (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Bob Trott (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Bryan Stinespring (Offensive Line / Run-Game Coordinator)
  • Roy Tesh (Outside Linebacker / Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Byron Thweatt (Inside Linebackers)
  • Jeff Hanson (Defensive Line)
  • Tripp Weaver (Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator)
  • De'Rail Sims (Running Backs)
  • Drew Dudzik (Outside Receivers)
  • Fontel Mines (Inside Receivers)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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Last update: December 15, 2017

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
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

  1. Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. "2017 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2017.