James Madison Football Team History
James Madison Dukes
James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Joe Purzycki Conference: Independent-
1988 Season Highlights
Joe Purzycki enters his 4th season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Navy
14
27
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Appalachian State
14
17
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Boston
23
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. William & Mary
3
10
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Liberty
31
28
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Northeastern (MA)
29
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Virginia Military Institute
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Towson
6
34
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Georgia Southern
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Richmond
25
13
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Virginia Tech
6
27
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 201
Scoring Average 18.3
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 32-26
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.