The 2019 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium. They competed as a member of CAA Football. They finished the season 14–2, 8–0 in CAA play to be CAA champions. They received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth, Northern Iowa, and Weber State to advance to the FCS National Championship Game where they lost to North Dakota State.
Preseason
CAA poll In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Dukes were predicted to finish in first place.
Preseason All–CAA team The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense
Liam Fornadel – OL
Defense
Ron'Dell Carter – DL
Dimitri Holloway – LB
Adam Smith – S
Rashad Robinson – CB
Special teams
D'Angelo Amos – PR
Schedule
Game summaries
At West Virginia
Saint Francis (PA)
Morgan State
At Chattanooga
At Elon
At Stony Brook
Villanova
At William & Mary
Towson
New Hampshire
Richmond
At Rhode Island
FCS Playoffs The Dukes entered the postseason tournament as the number two seed, with a first-round bye.
Monmouth–Second Round
Northern Iowa–Quarterfinals
Weber State–Semifinals
Vs. North Dakota State–Championship
Ranking movements
Players drafted into the NFL
7 231 Ben DiNucci QB Dallas Cowboys
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Footnotes
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