1991 James Madison Dukes football team

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1991 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison Athletics wordmark.svg
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21-24 vs. Samford
ConferenceIndependent
1991 record9–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^   –   12 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 James Madison ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^   –   12 – 3 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   7 – 4 – 0
UCF   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Liberty   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State   –   1 – 10 – 0
Towson   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rip Scherer, the Duke played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. James Madison finished the season with an overall record of 9–4. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Delaware in the first round before falling to Samford in the quarterfinals.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
August 31at Virginia Tech
L 12–41
September 7UCF
W 49–31
September 21at No. 19 Appalachian State
W 31–8[1]
September 28at William & Mary
W 29–28
October 5UMassNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–7
October 12Towson StateNo. T–11
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 55–31
October 19at Georgia SouthernNo. 10
L 21–24
October 26RichmondNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 47–42
November 2at LibertyNo. 14
W 35–34
November 9at Youngstown StateNo. 12
L 21–28
November 23at NortheasternNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–16
November 30at No. 6 DelawareNo. 16
W 42–35 2OT
December 7No. 10 SamfordNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 21–24
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "JMU rocks Appy St". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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