2012 James Madison Dukes football team
| 2012 CAA football standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
| #6 Old Dominion ^ |
| 7 |
– | 1 |
| | | | 11 |
– | 2 |
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| #18 Richmond + |
| 6 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
– | 3 |
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| #13 New Hampshire +^ |
| 6 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
– | 4 |
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| #15 Villanova +^ |
| 6 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
– | 4 |
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| #17 Towson + |
| 6 |
– | 2 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 4 |
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| #19 James Madison |
| 5 |
– | 3 |
| | | | 7 |
– | 4 |
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| Maine |
| 4 |
– | 4 |
| | | | 5 |
– | 6 |
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| Delaware |
| 2 |
– | 6 |
| | | | 5 |
– | 6 |
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| William & Mary |
| 1 |
– | 7 |
| | | | 2 |
– | 9 |
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| Rhode Island |
| 0 |
– | 8 |
| | | | 0 |
– | 11 |
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| Georgia State |
| 0 |
– | 0 |
| | | | 1 |
– | 10 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
- Georgia State's official conference record was 0-0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013; under CAA bylaws, a departing school is ineligible for conference championships.
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The 2012 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They are a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
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| September 1 |
6:00 PM |
St. Francis (PA)* |
No. 5 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
|
W 55–7 |
23,248 |
| September 8 |
6:00 PM |
Alcorn State* |
No. 5 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
|
W 42–3 |
20,239 |
| September 15 |
4:30 PM |
vs. No. 9 (FBS) West Virginia* |
No. 4 |
FedEx Field • Landover, MD |
ROOT |
L 12–42 |
45,511 |
| September 22 |
1:00 PM |
at Rhode Island |
No. 6 |
Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI |
|
W 32–7 |
4,203 |
| October 6 |
1:00 PM |
No. 12 Towson |
No. 5 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
NBCSN |
W 13–10 |
25,077 |
| October 13 |
3:30 PM |
William & Mary |
No. 4 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) |
CSN |
W 27–26 2OT |
22,271 |
| October 20 |
3:30 PM |
at Richmond |
No. 2 |
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA |
CSN |
L 29–35 |
8,700 |
| October 27 |
3:30 PM |
Georgia State |
No. 9 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
|
W 28–21 |
22,813 |
| November 3 |
3:30 PM |
at Maine |
No. 10 |
Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME |
CSN |
W 31–7 |
2,951 |
| November 10 |
1:00 PM |
at No. 21 Villanova |
No. 9 |
Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
|
L 20–35 |
6,617 |
| November 17 |
7:00 PM |
No. 4 Old Dominion |
No. 13 |
Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
NBCSN |
L 28–38 |
23,051 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking Movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| | Week |
| Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
| Sports Network |
5 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
| Coaches |
8 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
20 |
21 |
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