2015 James Madison Dukes football team


The 2015 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Everett Withers and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Dukes finished the regular season 9–2 to share the CAA championship with William & Mary and Richmond, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Colgate and finish the season 9–3.
On January 6, 2016, Withers resigned to become the head coach at Texas State. He finished at James Madison with a two year record of 18–7.

Previous season

In 2014, the Dukes finished with a record of 9–4, 6–2 in CAA play, to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs and hosted Liberty in the first round. The Dukes lost to the Flames, 21–26, and were eliminated from the playoffs.

Schedule

Game summaries

Morehead State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
5–22010W 48–7

Lehigh

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–12014W 31–28

Albany

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02014W 31–28

SMU

Stony Brook

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–12014W 27–24

Towson

Overall recordLast meetingResult
19–6–12014W 62–7

Elon

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–02014W 59–27

Richmond

Overall recordLast meetingResult
15–172014W 55–20

ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from the JMU campus for the first time.

William & Mary

Overall recordLast meetingResult
21–162014W 31–24

Delaware

Overall recordLast meetingResult
8–142014L 23–30 OT

Villanova

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–112014L 31–49

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Colgate

Ranking movements