2019 James Madison Dukes football
CAA champion
ConferenceCAA Football
Ranking
STATSNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record14–2 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread[1]
Defensive coordinatorCorey Hetherman (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
New Hampshire   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Towson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Elon   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Richmond   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 7  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Stony Brook   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Rhode Island   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They competed as a member of CAA Football.[a] They finished the season 14–2, 8–0 in CAA play to be CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth, Northern Iowa, and Weber State to advance to the FCS National Championship Game where they lost to North Dakota State.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Dukes were predicted to finish in first place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:00 p.m.at West Virginia*No. 2
AT&TSN PittL 13–2061,891
September 76:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*No. 2
NBCS WAW 44–722,422
September 143:30 p.m.Morgan State*No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
NBCS WAW 63–1219,777
September 214:00 p.m.at Chattanooga*No. 2
ESPN+W 37–148,795
September 282:00 p.m.at No. 24 ElonNo. 2
FloSportsW 45–1011,926
October 56:00 p.m.at No. 24 Stony BrookNo. 2
FloSports/SNYW 45–38 OT12,812
October 121:30 p.m. No. 5 VillanovaNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASNW 38–2425,076
October 193:30 p.m.at William & MaryNo. 2
FloSportsW 38–1011,821
October 263:30 p.m. No. 16 TowsondaggerNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNYW 27–1023,983
November 93:30 p.m.No. 23 New HampshireNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
MASN/SNYW 54–1619,660
November 163:30 p.m.RichmondNo. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
MASN/SNYW 48–621,947
November 2312:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandNo. 2
FloSportsW 55–212,815
December 71:00 p.m.No. 14 Monmouth*No. 2
ESPN3W 66–2110,881
December 137:00 p.m.No. 6 Northern Iowa*No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN2W 17–08,741
December 216:30 p.m.No. 4 Weber State*No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPNUW 30–1410,487
January 1112:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 2
ABCL 20–2817,866
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

At West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 7 0 3 3 13
Mountaineers 0 3 7 10 20

See also: 2019 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Saint Francis (PA)

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Dukes 14 13 10 7 44

See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 0 9 12
No. 2 Dukes 7 21 0 35 63

See also: 2019 Morgan State Bears football team

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 14 6 10 7 37
Mocs 14 0 0 0 14

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 14 7 17 7 45
No. 24 Phoenix 7 0 0 3 10

See also: 2019 Elon Phoenix football team

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 2 Dukes 14 14 3 77 45
No. 24 Seawolves 14 7 7 100 38

See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Wildcats 0 10 14 0 24
No. 2 Dukes 7 10 0 21 38

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

At William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 7 14 10 7 38
Tribe 3 0 7 0 10

See also: 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team and James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Tigers 0 10 0 0 10
No. 2 Dukes 7 17 3 0 27

See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 10 0 6 0 16
No. 2 Dukes 10 20 14 10 54

See also: 2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0 6 0 0 6
No. 2 Dukes 10 14 14 10 48

See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team and James Madison–Richmond football rivalry

At Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 10 21 7 17 55
Rams 0 0 14 7 21

See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

FCS Playoffs

The Dukes entered the postseason tournament as the number two seed, with a first-round bye.[4]

Monmouth–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hawks 14 7 0 0 21
No. 2 Dukes 21 17 14 14 66

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

Northern Iowa–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Dukes 7 3 0 7 17

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Weber State–Semifinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 0 7 0 7 14
No. 2 Dukes 10 14 3 3 30

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

Vs. North Dakota State–Championship

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 7 3 3 7 20
No. 1 Bison 7 14 0 7 28

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS2 (14)2 (11)2 (9)2 (8)2 (4)2 (7)2 (1)2 (2)2 (3)2 (1)2 (1)2222
Coaches2 (1)2 (1)2222222222222

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 231 Ben DiNucci QB Dallas Cowboys

Footnotes

  1. ^ CAA Football is operated by the multi-sports Colonial Athletic Association but is a separate legal entity.

References

  1. ^ "James Madison overpowers with versatile offense". Fox Sports. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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