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2011 James Madison

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

James Madison in 2011, game by game: lost at North Carolina 10–42; won vs. Central Connecticut 14–9; won at Liberty 27–24; won at William & Mary 20–14; won vs. Richmond 31–7; lost vs. Maine 24–25; won vs. Villanova 34–10; lost at Old Dominion 20–23; lost at New Hampshire 10–28; won vs. Rhode Island 31–13; won vs. Massachusetts 34–17; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 20–17; lost vs. North Dakota State 14–26+24−32Lost 10–42 at North Carolina-32North CarolinaWon 14–9 vs. Central Connecticut+5Central Connect…Won 27–24 at Liberty+3LibertyWon 20–14 at William & Mary+6William & MaryWon 31–7 vs. Richmond+24RichmondLost 24–25 vs. Maine-1MaineWon 34–10 vs. Villanova+24VillanovaLost 20–23 at Old Dominion-3Old DominionLost 10–28 at New Hampshire-18New HampshireWon 31–13 vs. Rhode Island+18Rhode IslandWon 34–17 vs. Massachusetts+17MassachusettsWon 20–17 vs. Eastern Kentucky+3Eastern KentuckyLost 14–26 vs. North Dakota State-12North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠4220%
Sep 10vsCentral ConnecticutW 14–⁠958%
Sep 17atLibertyW 27–⁠2439%
Sep 24atWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠1440%
Oct 1vsRichmondW 31–⁠756%
Oct 8vsMaineL 24–⁠2567%
Oct 15vsVillanovaW 34–⁠1070%
Oct 29atOld DominionL 20–⁠2344%
Nov 5atNew HampshireL 10–⁠2836%
Nov 12vsRhode IslandW 31–⁠1378%
Nov 19vsMassachusettsW 34–⁠1760%
Nov 26vsEastern KentuckyNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 20–⁠1763%
Dec 3vsNorth Dakota StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 14–⁠2643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 26–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠255
Coach
—
Elo
1446 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 22 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
Kyle Gillenwater

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for James Madison are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

2011 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Towson7–⁠19–⁠3
Old Dominion6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine6–⁠29–⁠3
New Hampshire6–⁠28–⁠4
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠38–⁠5
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
Villanova1–⁠72–⁠9
Richmond0–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.