2005 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2005 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Dukes were led by seventh-year head coach Mickey Matthews, and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, VA. The team finished the season with a 7–4 record.^[1]

2005 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
Record	7–4 (5–3 A–10)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	George Barlow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 19 UMass		6	–	2					7	–	4
Hofstra		5	–	3					8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 25 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Towson		3	–	5					7	–	4
Delaware		3	–	5					6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Despite winning the 2004 National Championship, the Dukes could not sustain the same amount of success from the previous season, failing to reach the playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Lock Haven*	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 56–0	14,673
September 10	at Coastal Carolina*	No. 1	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 27–31	8,533
September 17	Delaware State*	No. 8	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 65–7	13,645
October 1	No. 23 Hofstra	No. 6	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 42–10	6,065
October 8	Maine	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 38–2	15,087
October 15	at No. 13 UMass	No. 4	McGuirk Stadium Amherst, MA	L 7–10	4,476
October 22	at Delaware	No. 11	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 28–34	22,059
October 29	Richmond	No. 17	Bridgeforth, Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 15–18	15,124
November 5	No. 16 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 30–29	12,287
November 12	Villanova	No. 25	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 28–13	10,984
November 19	at Towson		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 55–14	11,635
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game