2010 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

2010 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–5 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
  • Mickey Matthews (12th season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Gillenwater (2nd season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Delaware +^   6 – 2     12 – 3  
No. 10 William & Mary +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 3 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 7 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     5 – 6  
James Madison   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Towson   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 James Madison Dukes football team represents James Madison University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 12th year head coach Mickey Matthews in what proved to be a roller-coaster season. The Dukes made college football history when they knocked off in-state power #13 Virginia Tech, on the road, in front of over 66,000 fans. James Madison became the second FCS team to beat a nationally ranked FBS opponent since Appalachian State defeated #5 ranked Michigan in 2007.[1][2] Not long after the victory of Virginia Tech the injuries began to mount up and paired with a difficult in-conference schedule. JMU finished the season 6–5 with nine of the eleven games decided by 7 points or less.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmMorehead State*No. 15W 48–716,612
September 111:30 pmat No. 13 (FBS) Virginia Tech*No. 12ESPN3W 21–1666,233
September 256:00 pmNo. 21 Liberty*No. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 10–316,385
October 212:00 pmNo. 5 DelawareNo. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
CSNL 10–1316,205
October 97:00 pmat TowsonNo. 7W 17–139,049
October 163:30 pmNo. 15 New HampshireNo. 6
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNL 14–2816,985
October 233:30 pmat No. 6 VillanovaNo. 11L 7–149,217
October 303:30 pmNo. 18 UMassNo. 15
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
CSNL 14–2116,664
November 63:30 pmat No. 20 RichmondNo. 22CSNL 10–13 OT8,700
November 131:30 pmNo. 1 William & Mary
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 30–2416,733
November 2012:00 pmat Maine
W 14–103,880

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References

  1. ^ Giannotto, Mark (September 12, 2010). "James Madison Football Stuns Virginia Tech, 21-16". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "JMU-Virginia Tech Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "2010 JMU Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2011.