2021 James Madison Dukes football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record12–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shanahan (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCorey Hetherman (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
(capacity: 24,877)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium.

On November 6, 2021, James Madison announced that this will be the last season for the team in the CAA and join the Sun Belt Conference (FBS) on July 1, 2022.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 6:00 p.m. Morehead State* No. 2
NBCSWW 68–10 22,229
September 11 4:00 p.m. Maine No. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 NBCSW+ W 55–7 22,108
September 18 8:00 p.m. at No. 9 Weber State* No. 3
ESPN+ W 37–24 11,222
October 2 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 New Hampshire No. 3
FloSports W 23–21 17,323
October 9 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Villanova No. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 FloSports L 27–28 25,035
October 16 2:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 8
W 19–3 7,809
October 23 3:00 p.m. at No. 23 Delaware No. 7
NBCSP/FloSports W 22–10 15,783
October 30 2:00 p.m. Elon No. 5
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 W 45–21 21,029
November 6 3:30 p.m. Campbell*dagger No. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 W 51–14 23,571
November 13 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 William & Mary No. 2
W 32–22 10,555
November 20 2:00 p.m. Towson No. 2
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
 W 56–10 16,644
December 4 2:00 p.m. No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana* No. 3
ESPN+ W 59–20 11,743
December 10 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Montana* No. 3
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN2 W 28–6 14,690
December 17 9:15 p.m. at No. 2 North Dakota State* No. 3
ESPN2 L 14–20 18,942
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "2021 Schedule". Retrieved July 10, 2021.


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