2006 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2006 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. JMU finished the season 9–3 with a record of 7–1 in their final season as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2006 James Madison Dukes football
A-10 South Division champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 31–35 at Youngstown State
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	9–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	George Barlow (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 UMass x$^		8	–	0					13	–	2
No. 6 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
Hofstra		1	–	7					2	–	9
South Division
No. 9 James Madison x^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	5					6	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:00 pm	No. 7 (D-II) Bloomsburg*	No. 8	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 14–3	14,462
September 9	3:30 pm	at No. 1 Appalachian State*	No. 12	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 10–21	23,814
September 23	6:00 pm	Northeastern	No. 17	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 52–14	14,806
September 30	1:00 pm	VMI*	No. 15	Foster Stadium Lexington, VA	W 45–7	8,830
October 7	12:05 pm	Rhode Island	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 35–23	14,679
October 14	12:05 pm	at No. 1 New Hampshire	No. 13	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 42–23	13,042
October 21	3:00 pm	William & Mary	No. 8	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 31–17	15,573
October 28	3:00 pm	at No. 13 Richmond	No. 5	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–10	11,150
November 4	6:00 pm	Delaware	No. 4	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 44–24	16,144
November 11	1:00 pm	at Villanova	No. 4	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–21	7,751	[1]
November 18	1:00 pm	at No. 24 Towson	No. 7	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	W 38–3	4,533
November 25	7:30 pm	at No. 5 Youngstown State*	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I First Round)	L 31–35	11,627
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "May's TD lifts 'Nova over James Madison". Courier-Post. November 12, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2006 JMU Football Schedule". James Madison University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2016.