2012 James Madison Dukes football team

2012 James Madison Dukes football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #19
FCS Coaches #21
2012 record 7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach Mickey Matthews (14th year)
Offensive coordinator Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator Kyle Gillenwater (4th year)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
2012 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Old Dominion ^   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#18 Richmond +   6 – 2         8 – 3  
#13 New Hampshire +^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#15 Villanova +^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#17 Towson +   6 – 2         7 – 4  
#19 James Madison   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4         5 – 6  
Delaware   2 – 6         5 – 6  
William & Mary   1 – 7         2 – 9  
Rhode Island   0 – 8         0 – 11  
Georgia State   0 – 0         1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's official conference record was 0-0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013; under CAA bylaws, a departing school is ineligible for conference championships.
As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM St. Francis (PA)* #5 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 55–7   23,248
September 8 6:00 PM Alcorn State* #5 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 42–3   20,239
September 15 4:30 PM vs. #9 (FBS) West Virginia* #4 FedEx Field • Landover, MD ROOT L 12–42   45,511
September 22 1:00 PM at Rhode Island #6 Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 32–7   4,203
October 6 1:00 PM #12 Towson #5 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA NBCSN W 13–10   25,077
October 13 3:30 PM William & Mary #4 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN W 27–26 2OT  22,271
October 20 3:30 PM at Richmond #2 E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN L 29–35   8,700
October 27 3:30 PM Georgia Statedagger #9 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 28–21   22,813
November 3 3:30 PM at Maine #10 Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME CSN W 31–7   2,951
November 10 1:00 PM at #21 Villanova #9 Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA L 20–35   6,617
November 17 7:00 PM #4 Old Dominion #13 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA NBCSN L 28–38   23,051
*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 Final 
Sports Network 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 2 9 10 9 13 17 19 
Coaches 8 6 5 7 6 6 5 2 10 10 9 14 20 21

References

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