2010 James Madison Dukes football team

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.

2010 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden
Defensive coordinatorKyle Gillenwater
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 15,694)
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmMorehead State*No. 15
W 48–716,612
September 111:30 pmat No. 13 (FBS) Virginia Tech*No. 12
ESPN3W 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. 7
W 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. 11
L 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. 22
CSNL 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.
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