2013 James Madison Dukes football team

2013 James Madison Dukes football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2013 record 6–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach Mickey Matthews (15th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike O'Cain (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Kyle Gillenwater (5th year)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
2013 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Maine †^   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#2 Towson ^   6 – 2         13 – 3  
#5 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2         10 – 5  
Villanova   5 – 3         6 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4         7 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4         6 – 6  
James Madison   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Stony Brook   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Albany   0 – 8         1 – 11  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach Mickey Matthews and play their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

On November 25, head coach Mickey Matthews was fired. He had a record of 109–71 in 15 seasons and won the FCS National Championship in 2004.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM Central Connecticut* #19 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MZSN W 38–14   23,541
September 7 6:00 PM at Akron* #20 InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 L 33–35   19,653
September 14 6:00 PM Saint Francis (PA)* #20 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA MZSN W 24–20   21,276
September 21 6:00 PM Charlotte* #17 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 34–7   18,302
September 28 7:00 PM at Delaware #14 Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CSN L 22–29   18,405
October 5 1:30 PM Albany Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 40–13   25,201
October 12 3:30 PM Richmond #21 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA NBCSN W 38–31   19,029
October 26 3:30 PM at William & Mary #19 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA MZSN L 7–17   12,259
November 2 2:30 PM #20 Villanovadagger Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN W 31–21   21,758
November 9 12:30 PM at #25 New Hampshire #22 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH NBCSN L 17–33   6,084
November 16 3:30 PM Stony Brook Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN L 38–41   17,969
November 23 3:30 PM at #7 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD NBCSN L 17–28   7,379
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network 19 20 20 17 14 RV 21 20 19 RV 22 RV RV RV RV 
Coaches 15 15 17 16 14 21 19 19 16 23 18 25 RV NR NR

References

  1. ↑ "Mickey Matthews Out After 15 Years". ESPN. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.