2011 James Madison Dukes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{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}}
}}
}}