James Madison Football Team History
James Madison Dukes
James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Challace McMillin Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Challace McMillin enters his 8th season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Austin Peay
6
10
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @ East Tennessee State
0
31
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Towson
8
18
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Hampden-Sydney (VA)
17
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Dayton
15
35
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ William & Mary
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Virginia
9
69
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Randolph-Macon (VA)
54
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Shippensburg (PA)
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Morehead State
16
3
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 135
Scoring Average 13.5
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 6-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.