2018 James Madison Dukes football team

2018 James Madison Dukes football
2018 James Madison Dukes football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 20–23 vs. Colgate
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Houston (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Last updated August 14, 2024

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Maine $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^	4	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	4	4	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	5	–	6
Richmond	2	–	6	4	–	7
Albany	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Colgate in the second round.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Dukes were predicted to win the CAA championship.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	241 (21)
2	New Hampshire	206 (2)
3	Delaware	182
4	Stony Brook	169
5	Elon	168 (1)
6	Villanova	164
7	Richmond	127
8	Maine	81
9	Albany	78
10	Towson	74
11	William & Mary	55
12	Rhode Island	39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team, including cornerback Rashad Robinson being selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Offense

Marcus Marshall – RB

Jahee Jackson – OL

Defense

Darrious Carter – DL

Jimmy Moreland – DB

Rashad Robinson – DB

Special teams

Harry O'Kelly – P

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award ^[3]	Rashad Robinson	CB	SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at NC State *	No. 2	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 13–24	56,073
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State *	No. 2	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 17–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6,482
September 13	7:30 p.m.^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Robert Morris *	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCS WA+	W 73–7	18,112
September 22	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	W 51–0	25,130
September 29	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 2	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	W 63–10	8,217
October 6	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Elon	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	L 24–27	25,484
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FCS/FSGO	W 37–0	5,219
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Stony Brook	No. 3	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	W 13–10	25,244
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 3	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FCS	L 24–35	7,741
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	W 48–31	24,199
November 17	2:00 p.m	at No. 15 Towson	No. 7	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive	W 38–17	7,208
November 24	3:00 p.m.	No. 21 Delaware *	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round/rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–6	7,297
December 1	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Colgate *	No. 6	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 20–23	6,418
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[4]

↑ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
↑ Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

At NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	0	3	3	13
Wolfpack	0	17	0	7	24

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	17				17
Spartans	0				0

Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Dukes	21	31	14	7	73

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Dukes	7	10	21	13	51

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	28	21	7	63
Spiders	3	7	0	0	10

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Phoenix	0	7	3	17	27
No. 2 Dukes	3	6	3	12	24

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Dukes	10	6	14	7	37
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Seawolves	0	10	0	0	10
No. 3 Dukes	7	0	0	6	13

At New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Dukes	3	0	7	14	24
Wildcats	14	7	7	7	35

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	10	7	31
No. 9 Dukes	14	13	7	14	48

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Dukes	7	17	7	7	38
No. 15 Tigers	7	3	0	7	17

FCS Playoffs

Delaware–First Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	3	3	0	6
No. 6 Dukes	3	9	8	0	20

At Colgate–Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Dukes	7	3	3	7	20
No. 9 Raiders	3	3	14	3	23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	2 (6)	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (3)	2 (3)	6–T	4	3	3	9	7	6	9
Coaches	2 (3)	2	2 (1)	2	2	2	8	5	3	3	10	8	6	10

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
7	227	Jimmy Moreland	CB	Washington Redskins

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References

↑ Pace, Blake (December 5, 2018). "Nine former staff members from JMU join Mike Houston at ECU". www.breezejmu.org. The Breeze. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
↑ "2018 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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[4] The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.

[5] Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[1] Pace, Blake (December 5, 2018). "Nine former staff members from JMU join Mike Houston at ECU". www.breezejmu.org. The Breeze. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

[2] Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[3] "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.

[6] "2018 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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