2014 James Madison Dukes football team

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2014 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison Athletics wordmark.svg
FCS Playoffs First Round vs. Liberty, L 21–26
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 19
2014 record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrad Davis (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDrew Mehringer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Staley (1st season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 New Hampshire $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 7 Villanova ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 18 James Madison ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 16 Richmond ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Albany   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Towson   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Elon   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Everett Withers and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Liberty.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 pmat Maryland*
BTNL 7–5245,080
September 612:30 pmat Lehigh*
SE2W 31–286,519
September 134:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)*
W 38–2223,577
September 2012:30 pmat No. 8 Villanova
CSNL 31–4910,781
September 274:00 pmNo. 25 Delaware
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)
CSNL 23–30 OT20,592
October 46:00 pmat No. 23 Albany
W 31–283,284
October 1112:30 pmTowson
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNW 62–724,113
October 2512:00 pmat Charlotte*
W 48–4015,677
November 13:30 pmNo. 17 William & Marydagger
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)
ASNW 31–2421,778
November 81:00 pmat Stony Brook
W 27–245,115
November 1512:30 pmat No. 14 RichmondNo. 25
NBCSNW 55–208,700
November 2212:00 pmElonNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ASNW 59–2715,793
November 294:00 pmNo. 20 Liberty*No. 15
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)
ESPN3L 21–2613,040
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 17 15 18 
Coaches RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV 22 15 19

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