2021 James Madison Dukes football team
2021 James Madison Dukes football | |
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CAA co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs, L 14–20 vs. North Dakota State | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 2 |
2021 record | 12–2 (7–1 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Shanahan (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Corey Hetherman (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium (capacity: 24,877) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 James Madison +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Villanova +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium.
On November 6, 2021, James Madison announced that this will be the last season for the team in the CAA (FCS) and become an independent and will then join the Sun Belt Conference (FBS) in July 2023.
Previous season[]
The Dukes finished the regular season as champions of the CAA South Division, and earned an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs. James Madison lost in the national semifinals at eventual national champion, Sam Houston State.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | No. 2 | NBCSW | W 68–10 | 22,229 | |||
September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Maine | No. 3 |
| NBCSW+ | W 55–7 | 22,108 | ||
September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Weber State* | No. 3 | ESPN+ | W 37–24 | 11,222 | |||
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 New Hampshire | No. 3 | FloSports | W 23–21 | 17,323 | |||
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 Villanova | No. 3 |
| FloSports | L 27–28 | 25,035 | ||
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 8 | W 19–3 | 7,809 | ||||
October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Delaware | No. 7 |
| NBCSP/FloSports | W 22–10 | 15,783 | ||
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 5 |
| W 45–21 | 21,029 | |||
November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Campbell* | No. 3 |
| W 51–14 | 23,571 | |||
November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 William & Mary | No. 2 |
| W 32–22 | 10,555 | |||
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 2 |
| W 56–10 | 16,644 | |||
December 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 3 |
| ESPN+ | W 59–20 | 11,743 | ||
December 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Montana* | No. 3 |
| ESPN2 | W 28–6 | 14,690 | ||
December 17 | 9:15 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 3 | ESPN2 | L 14–20 | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "2021 Schedule". Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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