American college football season
The 2016 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field . They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 14–1 overall with an 8–0 mark in CAA play to win the conference title. They received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated New Hampshire , Sam Houston State , and five-time defending champions North Dakota State to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Youngstown State . This was their first national championship since 2004 .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 pm Morehead State * No. 12 MadiZone W 80–723,626
September 10 4:00 pm Central Connecticut * No. 12 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 56–2120,636
September 17 3:30 pm at North Carolina * No. 11 ACCN /CSN L 28–5656,000
September 24 12:00 pm at Maine No. 11 ASN W 31–208,786
October 1 1:30 pm Delaware No. 7 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry ) MadiZone W 43–2025,236
October 8 3:30 pm William & Mary No. 7 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry ) CSN W 31–2420,354
October 15 12:00 pm at New Hampshire No. 7 ASN W 42–398,316
October 29 3:30 pm Rhode Island No. 8 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 84–723,841
November 5 3:30 pm at No. 6 Richmond No. 7 CSN W 47–438,700
November 12 1:00 pm at No. 9 Villanova No. 6 NNAA W 20–76,109
November 19 1:30 pm Elon No. 6 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone W 63–1416,184
December 3 2:00 pm No. 22 New Hampshire* No. 5 ESPN3 W 55–2213,231
December 9 7:00 pm No. 1 Sam Houston State * No. 5 ESPN2 W 65–715,646
December 16 7:00 pm at No. 4 North Dakota State * No. 5 ESPN2 W 27–1718,282
January 7, 2017 12:00 pm vs. No. 13 Youngstown State * No. 5 ESPN2 W 28–1414,423
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Roster
Game summaries
Morehead State
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
0
0
7
#12 Dukes
28
24
21
7
80
Central Connecticut
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
7
14
0
21
#12 Dukes
21
14
7
14
56
At North Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Dukes
21
0
7
0
28
Tar Heels
14
21
14
7
56
At Maine
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Dukes
7
3
7
14
31
Black Bears
0
13
7
0
20
Delaware
1
2
3
4
Total
Fightin' Blue Hens
0
7
0
13
20
#7 Dukes
7
19
7
10
43
William & Mary
1
2
3
4
Total
Tribe
3
7
0
14
24
#7 Dukes
10
0
7
14
31
At New Hampshire
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Dukes
7
14
7
14
42
Wildcats
0
9
3
27
39
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
7
0
0
7
#8 Dukes
28
21
21
14
84
At Richmond
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Dukes
14
10
6
17
47
#6 Spiders
10
14
7
12
43
At Villanova
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Dukes
7
0
3
10
20
#9 Wildcats
0
7
0
0
7
Elon
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
0
7
7
0
14
#6 Dukes
17
10
15
21
63
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–New Hampshire
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Wildcats
7
0
8
7
22
#5 Dukes
3
28
21
3
55
Quarterfinals–Sam Houston State
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Bearkats
0
0
0
7
7
#5 Dukes
21
21
23
0
65
Semifinals–North Dakota State
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Dukes
7
10
0
10
27
#4 Bison
0
7
10
0
17
It was this game that ended NDSU's streak of five consecutive FCS titles.
Championship–Youngstown State
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Penguins
0
7
0
7
14
#5 Dukes
14
7
7
0
28
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 12 12 11 11 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 (1) 1 (154) Coaches 11 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 (1) 5 5 5 5 (1) 5 1 (26) FCS Playoffs Not released 5 4 4 Not released
References
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