2010 James Madison Dukes football team

2010 James Madison Dukes football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2010 record 6-5 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach Mickey Matthews (12th year)
Offensive coordinator Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator Kyle Gillenwater
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Delaware §^   6 – 2         12 – 3  
#10 William & Mary §^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#3 Villanova ^   5 – 3         9 – 5  
#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  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:00 p.m. Morehead State* Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 48-7   16,612
September 11 1:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 W 21-16   66,233
September 25 6:00 p.m. #21 Liberty* #3 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 10-3   16,385
October 2 12:00 p.m. #5 Delaware #3 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN L 10-13   16,205
October 9 7:00 p.m. at Towson #7 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 17-13   9,049
October 16 3:30 p.m. #15 New Hampshire #6 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN L 14-28   16,985
October 23 3:30 p.m. at #6 Villanova #11 Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA L 7-14   9,217
October 30 3:30 p.m. #18 Massachusetts #15 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN L 14-21   16,664
November 6 3:30 p.m. at #20 Richmond #22 E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN L 10-13 OT  8,700
November 13 1:30 p.m. #1 William & Mary Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 30-24   16,733
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME W 14-10   3,880
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

References

  1. ^ Giannotto, Mark (September 12, 2010). "James Madison football stuns Virginia Tech, 21-16". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091103334.html. 
  2. ^ "JMU-Virginia Tech Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540259. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  3. ^ "2010 JMU Football Schedule". JMUSports.com. http://www.jmusports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=71032&SPID=8113&DB_OEM_ID=14400&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2010. Retrieved 2011-07-25.