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-
1986 Season Highlights
Joe Purzycki enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Massachusetts
14
16
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Morehead State
24
27
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Liberty
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Virginia Military Institute
39
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Saint Pauls (VA)
62
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Appalachian State
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. William & Mary
42
33
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Northeastern (MA)
15
2
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. East Tennessee State
34
3
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Georgia Southern
35
45
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Towson
7
7
T
1986 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 299
Scoring Average 27.2
Points Allowed 178
Defense Average 16.2
Opponents Record 31-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.