2016 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 James Madison Dukes football James Madison University Athletics logo.svg 200 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 1 1 14–1 8–0 Mike Houston 1st Donnie Kirkpatrick 1st Spread Bob Trott 1st 4–2–5 Bridgeforth Stadium NCAA Division I championCAA championLambert Cup winner NCAA Division I Championship Game W 28–14 vs. Youngstown State The 2016 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Mike Houston and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 14–1 overall with an 8–0 mark in CAA play to win the conference title. They received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated New Hampshire, Sam Houston State, and five-time defending champions North Dakota State to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Youngstown State. This was their first national championship since 2004. Schedule 2016 STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Eastern September 3 6:00 pm w y 12 Morehead State Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA https://portal.stretchinternet.com/jmu/portal.htm?eventId=293668&streamType=video MadiZone 80–7 23,626 September 10 4:00 pm w y 12 Central Connecticut Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone 56–21 20,636 September 17 3:30 pm l y y 11 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCN/CSN 28–56 56,000 September 24 12:00 pm w y 11 Maine Alfond Stadium Orono, ME ASN 31–20 8,786 October 1 1:30 pm w 7 Delaware Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone 43–20 25,236 October 8 3:30 pm w 7 William & Mary Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA CSN 31–24 20,354 October 15 12:00 pm w y 7 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH ASN 42–39 8,316 October 29 3:30 pm w y 8 Rhode Island Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone 84–7 23,841 November 5 3:30 pm w y 7 Richmond 6 rivalry Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN 47–43 8,700 November 12 1:00 pm w y 6 Villanova 9 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA http://www.villanova.com/collegesportslive/?media=535793 NNAA 20–7 6,109 November 19 1:30 pm w 6 Elon Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MadiZone 63–14 16,184 December 3 2:00 pm w y 5 New Hampshire 22 FCS Playoffs Second Round Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN3 55–22 13,231 December 9 7:00 pm w y 5 Sam Houston State 1 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA ESPN2 65–7 15,646 December 16 7:00 pm w y y 5 North Dakota State 4 FCS Playoffs Semifinals Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN2 27–17 18,282 January 7, 2017 12:00 pm w y y 5 Youngstown State 13 FCS National Championship Game Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX ESPN2 28–14 14,423 2016 James Madison Dukes Football Schedule http://jmusports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=294&path=football James Madison University Department of Athletics December 8, 2015 Roster 2016 James Madison Dukes y Khalid Abdullah 32 RB Sr y Khalid Abdullah (running back) Terrence Alls 7 WR yes Jr Zaire Bethea 67 OL Fr A.J. Bolden 61 OL yes Jr Logan Boyd 12 WR yes Jr Jake Brown 5 WR Fr Gerren Butler 58 OL yes Fr Tyree Chavious 68 OL yes Fr Skyler Clark 42 WR Fr Daniel Clements 40 WR So Mark Cullen 86 TE yes Fr Rashard Davis 6 WR Sr y Nick Edwards 55 OL yes Jr Hunter Etheridge 18 QB yes So Michael Faulkner 75 OL Fr Matt Frank 64 OL yes Sr Raymond Gillespie 79 OL Fr Ishmael Hyman 13 WR yes Jr y Jahee Jackson 60 OL yes Fr Cardon Johnson 25 RB yes Jr Cole Johnson 12 QB Fr Eric Kirlew 22 RB Fr Mitchell Kirsch 76 OL yes Sr Jonathan Kloosterman 88 TE Jr Ryan Kluck 84 WR Fr John Miller 8 WR Jr Connor Mitch 2 QB yes Jr Cory Owen 81 WR yes Fr Neeshant Parikh 16 QB yes So Simba Parker 34 RB yes Jr Mac Patrick 73 OL Fr Zach Polglase 82 TE Fr Brandon Ravenel 11 WR Sr Quintin Reynolds 85 WR yes So Lawton Riggs 98 TE Fr Kyle Rigney 62 OL yes Sr Zach Rugg 78 OL yes Sr Daniel Schiele 15 TE Sr Bryan Schor 17 QB Sr y Trai Sharp 1 RB So Robert Snead 77 OL Fr Riley Stapleton 10 WR yes Fr Aaron Stinnie 70 OL yes Jr y Domo Taylor 3 WR Sr J.T. Timming 63 OL Fr Mack Waldman 19 QB yes So Robbie Walker 39 WR Jr Braxton Westfield 89 WR Fr Taylor Woods 20 RB Jr Richard Xu 71 OL yes So D'Angelo Amos 27 DB Fr Andrew Ankrah 93 LB yes Jr Adeeb Atariwa 95 DL Fr Kelvin Azanama 54 LB Fr Justin Bethea 34 CB Jr Robert Branch 21 S So Jordan Brooks 53 DL yes Fr Brandon Brown 84 DL yes Jr Jordan Brown 44 S yes Jr Daniel Caracciolo 59 LB/LS Fr Darrious Carter 47 DL yes So Robert Carter Jr. 36 CB yes So Mike Cobbs 38 S So Reggie Collins 48 S Fr John Daka 97 DL Fr y David Ezeagwu 46 LB Jr Raven Greene 5 S yes Jr y Kyre Hawkins 9 LB yes Jr Brandon Hereford 49 LB yes Jr Dimitri Holloway 2 LB So Ryan Horner 40 S Fr Marcell Johnson 35 S Jr Pat Kagel 27 LB yes So John Kinney 16 LB Fr Rondre Knowles-Tener 90 DL Fr Christian Launius 50 LB Fr Mike Mabry 92 DL Fr Bryce Maginley 43 S Fr Devin Medley 51 LB Fr Nick Michalski 52 LB yes Jr Jimmy Moreland 37 CB yes So y Curtis Oliver 26 CB So Tabb Patrick 18 LB Fr Taylor Reynolds 14 CB yes Sr Kirk Robinette 31 DL yes Fr Rashad Robinson 22 CB So Simeyon Robinson 74 DL yes Jr Dorrius Rodgers 65 DL Fr Jacob Rosen 10 LB Fr Brett Siegel 41 LB/LS yes Jr Adam Smith 30 s Fr Gage Steele 33 LB yes Sr Martez Stone 91 DL yes Sr Charles Tutt 23 CB So Cornell Urquhart 94 DL Jr Justin Wellons 24 LB yes Sr Grant Westbrook 28 S So Trey Wilson 7 DB Fr Gary Wortham 72 DL yes Sr Pat Frio 42 K/P Jr John Gardiner 69 P Fr Tyler Gray 45 K So Gunnar Kane 99 P yes Sr Jeremiah McBride 57 K/P Fr Ethan Ratke 91 K Fr Matt Wolcott 56 LS yes So http://www.jmusports.com/roster.aspx?path=football 2016 December 17, 2016 Mike Houston   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: Mars Hill Donnie Kirkpatrick   Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: Lenoir-Rhyne Bob Trott   Defensive coordinator   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: North Carolina Bryan Stinespring   Tight ends/Run-Game coordinator   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: James Madison John Bowers   Outside Linebackers   3rd year at James Madison   Alma mater: James Madison Byron Thweatt   Inside Linebackers   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: Virginia Jamal Powell   Offensive line   2nd year at James Madison   Alma mater: Texas Christian Jeff Hanson   Defensive line   2nd year at James Madison   Alma mater: Richmond Tripp Weaver   Cornerbacks   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: East Carolina De'Rail Sims   Running backs   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: Pikeville Drew Dudzik   Wide receivers   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: James Madison Dale Steele   Director of football administration/recruiting coordinator   1st year at James Madison   Alma mater: South Carolina John Williams   Director of strength and conditioning Markus James   Assistant Director of strength and conditioning Pete Johnson   Football Equipment Manager Patty Dorfer   Administrative Assistant Scott Cook   Associate Athletic Trainer Cal Hall   Assistant Athletic Trainer Game summaries Morehead State Eagles 0 7 0 0 #12 Dukes 28 24 21 7 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team Central Connecticut Blue Devils 0 7 14 0 #12 Dukes 21 14 7 14 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team At North Carolina #11 Dukes 21 0 7 0 Tar Heels 14 21 14 7 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team At Maine #11 Dukes 7 3 7 14 Black Bears 0 13 7 0 2016 Maine Black Bears football team Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 0 13 #7 Dukes 7 19 7 10 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team Delaware–James Madison football rivalry William & Mary Tribe 3 7 0 14 #7 Dukes 10 0 7 14 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry At New Hampshire #7 Dukes 7 14 7 14 Wildcats 0 9 3 27 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team Rhode Island Rams 0 7 0 0 #8 Dukes 28 21 21 14 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team At Richmond #7 Dukes 14 10 6 17 #6 Spiders 10 14 7 12 2016 Richmond Spiders football team At Villanova #6 Dukes 7 0 3 10 #9 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team Elon Phoenix 0 7 7 0 #6 Dukes 17 10 15 21 2016 Elon Phoenix football team FCS Playoffs Second Round–New Hampshire #22 Wildcats 7 0 8 7 #5 Dukes 3 28 21 3 Quarterfinals–Sam Houston State #1 Bearkats 0 0 0 7 #5 Dukes 21 21 23 0 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team Semifinals–North Dakota State #5 Dukes 7 10 0 10 #4 Bison 0 7 10 0 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team It was this game that ended NDSU's streak of five consecutive FCS titles. Championship–Youngstown State #13 Penguins 0 7 0 7 #5 Dukes 14 7 7 0 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 12 12 11 11 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 (1) 1 (154) Coaches 0 13 11 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 (1) 5 5 5 5 (1) 5 1 (26) FCS Playoffs 9 11 5 4 4 References James Madison Category:James Madison Dukes football seasons Category:NCAA Division I Football Champions Category:Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference champion seasons James Madison James Madison Dukes football