2000 James Madison Dukes football team

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2000 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2000 record6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Delaware +^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Richmond +^   7 1     10 3  
UMass   5 3     7 4  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
New Hampshire   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     5 6  
Maine   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
Northeastern   1 7     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their second year under head coach Mickey Matthews, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Lock Haven*No. 18W 72–0[2]
September 9Liberty*No. 14
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 38–7[3]
September 16at South Florida*No. 10L 7–2623,002[4]
September 30No. 23 New HampshireNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–13[5]
October 7No. 12 VillanovaNo. 13
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 57–2313,002[6]
October 14at Rhode IslandNo. 8L 6–74,914[7]
October 21William & MaryNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 28–1410,500[8]
October 28at No. 2 DelawareNo. 15L 14–3322,009[9]
November 4MaineNo. 19
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 22–7[10]
November 11at No. 11 RichmondNo. 17L 2–2113,750[11]
November 18at NortheasternNo. 23L 30–342,228[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2000 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "James Madison wins in blowout". Daily Press. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "JMU rallies by UNH". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Winless Rams stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tribe cannot escape early 21-point hole at JMU". Daily Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hens put down the Dukes". The News Journal. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UMaine falls to JMU". Bangor Daily News. November 6, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Huskies shale loose from JMU". The Boston Globe. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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