2012 James Madison Dukes football team

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Georgia State's 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.; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 James Madison Dukes football
2012 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 21
2012 record	7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater (4th season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium; (Capacity: 24,877)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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)*	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 55–7	23,248
September 8	6:00 pm	Alcorn State*	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 42–3	20,239
September 15	4:30 pm	vs. No. 9 (FBS) West Virginia*	No. 4	FedExField Landover, MD	ROOT	L 12–42	45,511
September 22	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island	No. 6	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 32–7	4,203
October 6	1:00 pm	No. 12 Towson	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCSN	W 13–10	25,077
October 13	3:30 pm	William & Mary	No. 4	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSN	W 27–26 ^2OT	22,271
October 20	3:30 pm	at Richmond	No. 2	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 29–35	8,700
October 27	3:30 pm	Georgia State	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 28–21	22,813
November 3	3:30 pm	at Maine	No. 10	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	W 31–7	2,951
November 10	1:00 pm	at No. 21 Villanova	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 20–35	6,617
November 17	7:00 pm	No. 4 Old Dominion	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCSN	L 28–38	23,051
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

v t James Madison Dukes football
Venues	Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Delaware Richmond William & Mary
Culture & lore	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes ""
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	1972 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 6 Old Dominion ^		7	–	1		11	–	2
No. 18 Richmond +		6	–	2		8	–	3
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
No. 15 Villanova +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
No. 17 Towson +		6	–	2		7	–	4
No. 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 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. Rankings from The Sports Network poll