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2018 James Madison Dukes football
2018 James Madison Dukes football
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 20–23 vs. Colgate
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mike Houston (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

The 2018 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Colgate in the second round.

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On December 7, 2018, Mike Houston was formally announced and hired as the next coach of East Carolina, alongside nine staff members.^[1]

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[4] The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.

[5] Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

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Pace, Blake (December 5, 2018). "Nine former staff members from JMU join Mike Houston at ECU". www.breezejmu.org. The Breeze. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

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"2018 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	241 (21)
2	New Hampshire	206 (2)
3	Delaware	182
4	Stony Brook	169
5	Elon	168 (1)
6	Villanova	164
7	Richmond	127
8	Maine	81
9	Albany	78
10	Towson	74
11	William & Mary	55
12	Rhode Island	39

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	at NC State*	No. 2	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	L 13–24	56,073
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State*	No. 2	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	W 17–0^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6,482
September 13	7:30 p.m.^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Robert Morris*	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCS WA+	W 73–7	18,112
September 22	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	W 51–0	25,130
September 29	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 2	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	W 63–10	8,217
October 6	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Elon	No. 2	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	L 24–27	25,484
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	No. 6	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FCS/FSGO	W 37–0	5,219
October 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Stony Brook	No. 3	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	W 13–10	25,244
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at New Hampshire	No. 3	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FCS	L 24–35	7,741
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MASN/SNY	W 48–31	24,199
November 17	2:00 p.m	at No. 15 Towson	No. 7	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive	W 38–17	7,208
November 24	3:00 p.m.	No. 21 Delaware*	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round/rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–6	7,297
December 1	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Colgate*	No. 6	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 20–23	6,418
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	0	3	3	13
Wolfpack	0	17	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	17				17
Spartans	0				0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Dukes	21	31	14	7	73

2018_James_Madison_Dukes_football_team

2018 James Madison Dukes football team

Preseason

CAA Poll

Preseason All-CAA Team

Award watch lists

Schedule

Game summaries

At NC State

At Norfolk State

Robert Morris

William & Mary

At Richmond

Elon

At Villanova

Stony Brook

At New Hampshire

Rhode Island

At Towson

FCS Playoffs

Delaware–First Round

At Colgate–Second Round

Ranking movements

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Maine $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^	4	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	4	4	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	5	–	6
Richmond	2	–	6	4	–	7
Albany	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	2 (6)	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (3)	2 (3)	6–T	4	3	3	9	7	6	9
Coaches	2 (3)	2	2 (1)	2	2	2	8	5	3	3	10	8	6	10