2011 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2011 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 13th year head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before falling to North Dakota State in the second round.

2011 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 14–26 at North Dakota State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	8–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Gillenwater (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Towson $^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
UMass *		0	–	0					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	3:30 pm	at North Carolina*	No. 15	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 10–42	57,000
September 10	6:00 pm	Central Connecticut*	No. 19	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 14–9	25,102
September 17	7:00 pm	at No. 22 Liberty*	No. 13	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 27–24	18,878
September 24	7:00 pm	at No. 6 William & Mary	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	W 20–14	12,259
October 1	3:30 pm	No. 10 Richmond	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	W 31–7	25,742
October 8	3:30 pm	No. 19 Maine	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	L 24–25 OT	24,023
October 15	1:30 pm	Villanova	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 34–10	25,047
October 29	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Old Dominion	No. 9	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	CSN	L 20–23	19,818
November 5	12:00 pm	at No. 9 New Hampshire	No. 13	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		L 10–28	4,466
November 12	3:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 20	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 31–13	25,096
November 19	1:00 pm	at UMass	No. 19	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		W 34–17	7,103
November 26	12:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky*	No. 17	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPNU	W 20–17	2,388
December 3	4:00 pm	at No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–26	17,432	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time