2005 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2005 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Dukes were led by seventh-year head coach Mickey Matthews, and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, VA. The team finished the season with a 7–4 record.[1]

2005 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record7–4 (5–3 A–10)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 1   11 2  
No. 19 UMass  6 2   7 4  
Hofstra  5 3   8 4  
Maine  3 5   5 6  
Northeastern  2 6   3 9  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 1   9 4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Towson  3 5   7 4  
Delaware  3 5   6 5  
William & Mary  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Despite winning the 2004 National Championship, the Dukes could not sustain the same amount of success from the previous season, failing to reach the playoffs.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3Lock Haven*No. 1W 56–014,673
September 10at Coastal Carolina*No. 1L 27–318,533
September 17Delaware State*No. 8
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 65–713,645
October 1No. 23 HofstraNo. 6W 42–106,065
October 8MaineNo. 5
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 38–215,087
October 15at No. 13 UMassNo. 4L 7–104,476
October 22at DelawareNo. 11L 28–3422,059
October 29RichmondNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth, Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
L 15–1815,124
November 5No. 16 William & MaryW 30–2912,287
November 12VillanovaNo. 25
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 28–1310,984
November 19at Towson
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 55–1411,635

References

  1. "2005 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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