2021 James Madison Dukes football team
American college football season
The 2021 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium .
On November 6, 2021, James Madison announced that this will be the last season for the team in the CAA and join the Sun Belt Conference (FBS) on July 1, 2022.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. Morehead State * No. 2 NBCSW W 68–10 22,229
September 11 4:00 p.m. Maine No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA NBCSW+ W 55–7 22,108
September 18 8:00 p.m. at No. 9 Weber State * No. 3 ESPN+ W 37–24 11,222
October 2 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 New Hampshire No. 3 FloSports W 23–21 17,323
October 9 2:00 p.m. No. 11 Villanova No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA FloSports L 27–28 25,035
October 16 2:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 8 W 19–3 7,809
October 23 3:00 p.m. at No. 23 Delaware No. 7 NBCSP /FloSports W 22–10 15,783
October 30 2:00 p.m. Elon No. 5 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA W 45–21 21,029
November 6 3:30 p.m. Campbell * No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA W 51–14 23,571
November 13 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 William & Mary No. 2 W 32–22 10,555
November 20 2:00 p.m. Towson No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA W 56–10 16,644
December 4 2:00 p.m. No. 18 Southeastern Louisiana * No. 3 ESPN+ W 59–20 11,743
7:00 p.m. No. 5 Montana * No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN2 W 28–6 14,690
9:15 p.m. at No. 2 North Dakota State * No. 3 ESPN2 L 14–20 18,942
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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