2014 James Madison Dukes football team

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.

2014 James Madison Dukes football
FCS Playoffs First Round vs. Liberty, L 21–26
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Everett Withers (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Brad Davis (1st season) Drew Mehringer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Staley (1st season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 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 poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 pm	at Maryland*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 7–52	45,080
September 6	12:30 pm	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	SE2	W 31–28	6,519
September 13	4:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 38–22	23,577
September 20	12:30 pm	at No. 8 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	L 31–49	10,781
September 27	4:00 pm	No. 25 Delaware		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 23–30 OT	20,592
October 4	6:00 pm	at No. 23 Albany		Bob Ford Field Albany, 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 Stadium Charlotte, NC		W 48–40	15,677
November 1	3:30 pm	No. 17 William & Mary		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	ASN	W 31–24	21,778
November 8	1:00 pm	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		W 27–24	5,115
November 15	12:30 pm	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 25	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCSN	W 55–20	8,700
November 22	12:00 pm	Elon	No. 17	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ASN	W 59–27	15,793
November 29	4:00 pm	No. 20 Liberty*	No. 15	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–26	13,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	22	15	19