2018 James Madison Dukes football team

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2018 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison University Athletics logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bob Trott (3rd season)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

On December 7, 2018, Mike Houston was formally announced and hired as the next coach of East Carolina, alongside nine staff members. [1]

Preseason

CAA Poll

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

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

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.

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Buck Buchanan Award [3] Rashad RobinsonCBSR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at NC State *No. 2
 ESPNU L 13–2456,073
September 86:00 p.m.at Norfolk State *No. 2
 ESPN3 W 17–0 [lower-alpha 1] 6,482
September 137:30 p.m. [lower-alpha 2] Robert Morris *No. 2
 NBCS WA+ W 73–718,112
September 223:30 p.m. William & Mary No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
NBCS WA+W 51–025,130
September 293:00 p.m.at Richmond No. 2
NBCS WA+W 63–108,217
October 61:30 p.m.No. 10 Elon No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 MASN/SNY L 24–2725,484
October 131:00 p.m.at Villanova No. 6
 FCS/FSGO W 37–05,219
October 273:30 p.m.No. 15 Stony Brook Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNYW 13–1025,244
November 31:00 p.m.at New Hampshire No. 3
FCSL 24–357,741
November 102:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 9
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNYW 48–3124,199
November 172:00 p.mat No. 15 Towson No. 7
 CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 38–177,208
November 243:00 p.m.No. 21 Delaware *No. 6
ESPN3W 20–67,297
December 11:00 p.m.at No. 9 Colgate *No. 6
ESPN3L 20–236,418
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [4]

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

Game summaries

At NC State

1234Total
No. 2 Dukes703313
Wolfpack0170724

At Norfolk State

1234Total
No. 2 Dukes1717
Spartans00

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

Robert Morris

1234Total
Colonials00077
No. 2 Dukes213114773

William & Mary

1234Total
Tribe00000
No. 2 Dukes710211351

At Richmond

1234Total
No. 2 Dukes72821763
Spiders370010

Elon

1234Total
No. 10 Phoenix0731727
No. 2 Dukes3631224

At Villanova

1234Total
No. 6 Dukes10614737
Wildcats00000

Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 15 Seawolves0100010
No. 3 Dukes700613

At New Hampshire

1234Total
No. 3 Dukes3071424
Wildcats1477735

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams7710731
No. 9 Dukes141371448

At Towson

1234Total
No. 7 Dukes7177738
No. 15 Tigers730717

FCS Playoffs

Delaware–First Round

1234Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens03306
No. 6 Dukes398020

At Colgate–Second Round

1234Total
No. 6 Dukes733720
No. 9 Raiders3314323

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 2 (6)2 (1)2 (2)2 (2)2 (3)2 (3)6–T4339769
Coaches 2 (3)22 (1)2228533108610

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
7227 Jimmy Moreland CB Washington Redskins

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References

  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.
  4. ↑ "2018 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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