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-
1980 Season Highlights
Challace McMillin enters his 9th season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Appalachian State
6
34
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Morehead State
18
21
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @ Austin Peay
3
21
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Virginia Tech
6
38
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Merchant Marine (NY)
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Liberty
30
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Wofford
9
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Lehigh
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. East Tennessee State
23
28
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Shippensburg (PA)
19
14
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 148
Scoring Average 14.8
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 21-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-4
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.