2007 James Madison Dukes football team

2007 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–28 at Appalachian State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South Division
Record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	George Barlow (4th season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2007 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 8–4 with a record of 6–2 in their first season as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 pm	at North Carolina*	No. 8	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN360	L 14–37	58,500
September 8	3:30 pm	No. 5 New Hampshire*	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CN8	W 41–24	14,021
September 15	6:00 pm	VMI*	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 45–17	15,083
September 22	6:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	No. 8	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 45–10	15,260
September 29	12:00 pm	Villanova	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 35–7	15,035
October 6	12:30 pm	at Northeastern	No. 9	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		W 21–14	2,083
October 13	1:00 pm	at Rhode Island	No. 9	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 44–27	6,163
October 26	12:00 pm	No. 14 Richmond	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 16–17	14,009
November 3	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Delaware	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	CSN	L 34–37	22,061
November 10	7:00 pm	at William & Mary	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)		W 55–34	12,259
November 17	1:30 pm	Towson	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 23–13	13,661
November 24	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 12	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I First Round)	CN8	L 27–28	14,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time