2014 James Madison Dukes football team

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2014 James Madison Dukes football
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Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #18
FCS Coaches #19
2014 record 9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach Everett Withers (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Brad Davis (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley (1st year)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 24,877)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 New Hampshire $^   8 0         12 2  
#7 Villanova ^   7 1         11 3  
#18 James Madison ^   6 2         9 4  
#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 FCS 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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 3:30 PM at Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN L 7–52   45,080
September 6 12:30 PM at Lehigh* Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA SE2 W 31–28   6,519
September 13 4:00 PM Saint Francis (PA)* Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA W 38–22   23,577
September 20 12:30 PM at #8 Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA CSN L 31–49   10,781
September 27 4:00 PM #25 Delaware Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) CSN L 23–30 OT  20,592
October 4 6:00 PM at #23 Albany Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY W 31–28   3,284
October 11 12:30 PM Towson Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN W 62–7   24,113
October 25 12:00 PM at Charlotte* Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC W 48–40   15,677
November 1 3:30 PM #17 William & Marydagger Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) ASN W 31–24   21,778
November 8 1:00 PM at Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY W 27–24   5,115
November 15 12:30 PM at #14 Richmond #25 Robins StadiumRichmond, VA NBCSN W 55–20   8,700
November 22 12:00 PM Elon #17 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ASN W 59–27   15,793
November 29 4:00 PM #20 Liberty* #15 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 21–26   13,040
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 17 15 18 
Coaches RV RV RV RV NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV 22 15 19


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