2004 James Madison Dukes football team

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2004 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison Athletics wordmark.svg
NCAA Division I-AA champion
A-10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
2004 record13–2 (7–1 A–10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Barlow (1st season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
(Capacity: 13,559)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 James Madison $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 3 William & Mary $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Delaware $^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 6 New Hampshire ^   7 – 2     11 – 3  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Villanova   4 – 5     6 – 5  
Maine   4 – 5     6 – 6  
UMass   4 – 5     6 – 6  
Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Richmond   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 32nd season of Dukes football. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 2004 team came off of a 6–6 record the previous season.[1] JMU finished the season 13–2 with a record of 7–1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play en route to the program's first NCAA Division I-AA national championship.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4Lock Haven*
W 62–7-
September 181:00 pmat No. 5 Villanova
W 17–03,123
September 251:00 pmat No. 7 (I-A) West Virginia*
L 10–4556,609
October 2Hofstra
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–218,267
October 91:30 pmUMassNo. 19
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 28–715,321
October 16at No. 12 MaineNo. 17
W 24–20-
October 233:00 pmat RichmondNo. 13
W 26–2010,235
October 30VMI*No. 9
  • Bridgeforth, Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 41–1015,312
November 61:00 pmNo. 6 DelawareNo. 7
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)
W 20–1312,683
November 1312:00 pmNo. 10 William & MaryNo. 4
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)
CSNL 24–2713,904
November 20at TowsonNo. 9
W 38–14-
November 27at Lehigh*No. 8
W 14–13-
December 4at Furman*No. 8
ESPNGPW 14–13-
December 107:00 pmat No. 6 William & Mary*No. 8
ESPN2W 48–3412,259
December 178:00 pmvs. No. 7 Montana*No. 8
ESPN2W 31–2116,771
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "James Madison Dukes -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "James Madison Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
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