2015 James Madison Dukes football team

2015 James Madison Dukes football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBrett Elliott (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorZak Kuhr (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sisa (2nd season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Richmond +^   6 2     10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^   6 2     9 4  
Towson   5 3     7 4  
New Hampshire ^   5 3     7 5  
Villanova   5 3     6 5  
Stony Brook   3 5     5 5  
Delaware   3 5     4 7  
Elon   3 5     4 7  
Maine   3 5     3 8  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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 (CAA). 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.[1] He finished at James Madison with a two-year record of 18–7.

  1. ^ "Texas State hires JMU's Withers as head coach". January 7, 2016.