American college football season
The 2019 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium . They competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 14–2, 8��0 in CAA play to be CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth , Northern Iowa , and Weber State to advance to the FCS National Championship Game where they lost to North Dakota State .
Previous season [ ] The Dukes finished the 2018 season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Colgate in the second round.
On December 7, 2018, Mike Houston was formally announced and hired as the next coach of East Carolina , alongside nine staff members.[1]
Preseason [ ] CAA poll [ ] In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Dukes were predicted to finish in first place.[2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
James Madison 238 (20)
2
Towson
217 (3)
3
Maine
201 (1)
4
Elon
164
5
Delaware
162
6
Stony Brook
151
7
New Hampshire
109
8
Rhode Island
104
9
Villanova
84
10
Richmond
62
11
William & Mary
58
12
Albany
34
Preseason All–CAA team [ ] The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[2]
Offense
Liam Fornadel – OL
Defense
Ron'Dell Carter – DL
Dimitri Holloway – LB
Adam Smith – S
Rashad Robinson – CB
Special Teams
D'Angelo Amos – PR
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 2:00 p.m. at West Virginia * No. 2 AT&TSN Pitt L 13–2061,891 September 7 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) * No. 2 NBCS WA W 44–722,422 September 14 3:30 p.m. Morgan State * No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA NBCS WA W 63–1219,777 September 21 4:00 p.m. at Chattanooga * No. 2 ESPN+ W 37–148,795 September 28 2:00 p.m. at No. 24 Elon No. 2 FloSports W 45–1011,926 October 5 6:00 p.m. at No. 24 Stony Brook No. 2 FloSports/SNY W 45–38 OT 12,812 October 12 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Villanova No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN W 38–2425,076 October 19 3:30 p.m. at William & Mary No. 2 FloSports W 38–1011,821 October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Towson No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 27–1023,983 November 9 3:30 p.m. No. 23 New Hampshire No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 54–1619,660 November 16 3:30 p.m. Richmond No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry ) MASN/SNY W 48–621,947 November 23 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island No. 2 FloSports W 55–212,815 December 7 1:00 p.m. No. 14 Monmouth * No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round ) ESPN3 W 66–2110,881 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Northern Iowa * No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals ) ESPN2 W 17–08,741 December 21 6:30 p.m. No. 4 Weber State * No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Semifinals ) ESPNU W 30–1410,487 January 11 12:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State * No. 2 ABC L 20–2817,866 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source: [3]
Game summaries [ ] at West Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
0
3
3
13
Mountaineers
0
3
7
10
20
Saint Francis (PA) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Flash
0
0
0
7
7
No. 2 Dukes
14
13
10
7
44
Morgan State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
3
0
9
12
No. 2 Dukes
7
21
0
35
63
at Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
14
6
10
7
37
Mocs
14
0
0
0
14
at Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
14
7
17
7
45
No. 24 Phoenix
7
0
0
3
10
at Stony Brook [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 2 Dukes
14
14
3
7 7
45
No. 24 Seawolves
14
7
7
10 0
38
Villanova [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Wildcats
0
10
14
0
24
No. 2 Dukes
7
10
0
21
38
at William & Mary [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
14
10
7
38
Tribe
3
0
7
0
10
Towson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Tigers
0
10
0
0
10
No. 2 Dukes
7
17
3
0
27
New Hampshire [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Wildcats
10
0
6
0
16
No. 2 Dukes
10
20
14
10
54
Richmond [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spiders
0
6
0
0
6
No. 2 Dukes
10
14
14
10
48
at Rhode Island [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
10
21
7
17
55
Rams
0
0
14
7
21
FCS Playoffs [ ] The Dukes entered the postseason tournament as the number two seed, with a first-round bye.[4]
Monmouth–Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Hawks
14
7
0
0
21
No. 2 Dukes
21
17
14
14
66
Northern Iowa–Quarterfinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Panthers
0
0
0
0
0
No. 2 Dukes
7
3
0
7
17
Weber State–Semifinals [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Wildcats
0
7
0
7
14
No. 2 Dukes
10
14
3
3
30
vs. North Dakota State–Championship [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
3
3
7
20
No. 1 Bison
7
14
0
7
28
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
STATS FCS
2 (14)
2 (11)
2 (9)
2 (8)
2 (4)
2 (7)
2 (1)
2 (2)
2 (3)
2 (1)
2 (1)
2
2
2
2
Coaches
2 (1)
2 (1)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Players drafted into the NFL [ ] References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold
