James Madison Football Team History
James Madison Dukes
James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Alex Wood Conference: Atlantic 10-
1997 Season Highlights
Alex Wood enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Ball State
6
24
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. East Tennessee State
32
27
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Massachusetts
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Maine
24
22
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Villanova
17
49
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ William & Mary
25
38
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Delaware
27
49
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Richmond
21
26
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Northeastern (MA)
17
41
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Rhode Island
39
37
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Boston
31
14
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 22.9
Points Allowed 337
Defense Average 30.6
Opponents Record 7-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Atlantic 10 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.