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2014 James Madison Dukes football team

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2014 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 19
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
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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

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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 VillanovaCSNL 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 AlbanyW 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 BrookW 27–245,115
November 1512:30 pmat No. 14 RichmondNo. 25NBCSNW 55–208,700
November 2212:00 pmElonNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
ASNW 59–2715,793
November 294:00 pmNo. 20 Liberty*No. 15
ESPN3L 21–2613,040

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports NetworkRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25171518
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRV221519

References

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