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-
1996 Season Highlights
Alex Wood enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Shippensburg (PA)
30
0
W
Sat., Sep. 14 @ McNeese State
24
10
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Boston
38
7
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. New Hampshire
22
39
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Maine
31
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. William & Mary
26
21
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Richmond
31
27
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Delaware
13
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Northeastern (MA)
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Connecticut
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Villanova
23
40
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 259
Scoring Average 23.5
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 4-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 Atlantic 10- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
James Madison
7-4 259 215
Alex Wood
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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.