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American college football season
The 2018 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium . They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Delaware in the first round before losing to Colgate in the second round.
On December 7, 2018, Mike Houston was formally announced and hired as the next coach of East Carolina , alongside nine staff members.[ 1]
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Dukes were predicted to win the CAA championship.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
James Madison 241 (21)
2
New Hampshire
206 (2)
3
Delaware
182
4
Stony Brook
169
5
Elon
168 (1)
6
Villanova
164
7
Richmond
127
8
Maine
81
9
Albany
78
10
Towson
74
11
William & Mary
55
12
Rhode Island
39
Preseason All-CAA Team [ edit ] The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team, including cornerback Rashad Robinson being selected as preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Marcus Marshall – RB
Jahee Jackson – OL
Defense
Darrious Carter – DL
Jimmy Moreland – DB
Rashad Robinson – DB
Special teams
Harry O'Kelly – P
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:00 p.m. at NC State * No. 2 ESPNU L 13–2456,073 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Norfolk State * No. 2 ESPN3 W 17–0[ a] 6,482 7:30 p.m.[ b] Robert Morris * No. 2 NBCS WA+ W 73–718,112 September 22 3:30 p.m. William & Mary No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry ) NBCS WA+ W 51–025,130 September 29 3:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 2 NBCS WA+ W 63–108,217 October 6 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Elon No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN /SNY L 24–2725,484 October 13 1:00 p.m. at Villanova No. 6 FCS /FSGO W 37–05,219 October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Stony Brook No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 13–1025,244 November 3 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire No. 3 FCS L 24–357,741 November 10 2:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 9 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 48–3124,199 November 17 2:00 p.m at No. 15 Towson No. 7 CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 38–177,208 November 24 3:00 p.m. No. 21 Delaware * No. 6 ESPN3 W 20–67,297 December 1 1:00 p.m. at No. 9 Colgate * No. 6 ESPN3 L 20–236,418 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source: [ 4]
^ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
^ Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
0
3
3
13
Wolfpack
0
17
0
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
17
17
Spartans
0
0
Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonials
0
0
0
7
7
No. 2 Dukes
21
31
14
7
73
1
2
3
4
Total
Tribe
0
0
0
0
0
No. 2 Dukes
7
10
21
13
51
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
28
21
7
63
Spiders
3
7
0
0
10
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Phoenix
0
7
3
17
27
No. 2 Dukes
3
6
3
12
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Dukes
10
6
14
7
37
Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Seawolves
0
10
0
0
10
No. 3 Dukes
7
0
0
6
13
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Dukes
3
0
7
14
24
Wildcats
14
7
7
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
7
7
10
7
31
No. 9 Dukes
14
13
7
14
48
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Dukes
7
17
7
7
38
No. 15 Tigers
7
3
0
7
17
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens
0
3
3
0
6
No. 6 Dukes
3
9
8
0
20
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Dukes
7
3
3
7
20
No. 9 Raiders
3
3
14
3
23
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 2 (6) 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 6–T 4 3 3 9 7 6 9 Coaches 2 (3) 2 2 (1) 2 2 2 8 5 3 3 10 8 6 10
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
