2011 James Madison Dukes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2011

| team = James Madison Dukes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Colonial Athletic Association

| division = South Division

| short_conf = CAA

| TSNRank = 15

| FCSCoachRank = 14

| record = 8–5

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Mickey Matthews

| hc_year = 13th

| off_coach = Jeff Durden

| oc_year = 8th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Kyle Gillenwater

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| bowl = NCAA Division I Second Round

| bowl_result = L 14–26 at North Dakota State

}}

{{2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings}}

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.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2011

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 10–42

| attend = 57,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Central Connecticut

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 14–9

| attend = 25,102

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Liberty

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Williams Stadium

| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 27–24

| attend = 18,878

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = William & Mary

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CSN

| score = 20–14

| attend = 12,259

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = CSN

| score = 31–7

| attend = 25,742

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| rank = 7

| opponent = Maine

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| tv = CSN

| score = 24–25

| overtime = OT

| attend = 24,023

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 13

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 34–10

| attend = 25,047

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Old Dominion

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Oyster Bowl, rivalry

| tv = CSN

| score = 20–23

| attend = 19,818

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NH

| tv =

| score = 10–28

| attend = 4,466

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 31–13

| attend = 25,096

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 34–17

| attend = 7,103

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Eastern Kentucky

| site_stadium = Roy Kidd Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, KY

| gamename = NCAA Division I First Round

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 20–17

| attend = 2,388

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 3

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = North Dakota State

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Fargodome

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 14–26

| attend = 17,432

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768052/james-madison-odu-knocked-out/|work=The News Leader|title=James Madison, ODU knocked out|date=December 4, 2011|accessdate=October 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

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