1986 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

1986 James Madison Dukes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–5–1
Head coach|

* Joe Purzycki (2nd season)

Home stadium| JMU Stadium

Seasons

← 1985

1987 →

1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^  |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 13  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^  |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 10  | – | 2  | – | 1
No. 8 William & Mary ^  |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 9  | – | 3  | – | 0
Eastern Washington |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
James Madison |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 1
Florida A&M |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 0
Northeastern |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0
Western Kentucky |   |  | – |  |   |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 1

* ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their second year under head coach Joe Purzycki, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| UMass|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 14–16| 12,400| [2]
September 13| at Morehead State|

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| L 24–27| 4,300| [3]
September 20| at Liberty|

* City Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| L 7–17| | [4]
September 27| VMI|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 39–7| 11,019| [5]
October 4| Saint Paul's (VA)|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 62–0| 14,100| [6]
October 18| Appalachian State|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 20–21| 12,600| [7]
October 25| at No. 3 William & Mary|

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)

| W 42–33| 7,500| [8]
November 1| at Northeastern|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 15–2| 4,010| [9]
November 8| East Tennessee State|

* JMU Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 34–3| 7,800| [10]
November 15| at No. 5 Georgia Southern|

* Paulson Stadium
* Statesboro, GA

| L 35–45| 16,135| [11]
November 22| at Towson State|

* Minnegan Stadium
* Towson, MD

| T 7–7| 4,684| [12]

* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1986 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. ^ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Morehead overcomes 17–0 deficit to win". The Courier-Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Dukes drop third straight". The Daily News Leader. September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Dukes blast Keydets". Daily Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "James Madison rocks St. Paul's 62–0". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Appalachian rallies over Dukes 21–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "JMU hands erring W&M 1st setback". Daily Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Northeastern falls short". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Buccaneers 'outplayed' in loss to JMU Dukes". Kingsport Times-News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Defenseless Ga. Southern survives James Madison 45–35". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Towson hopes its tie with Madison will result in playoff invitation today". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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* Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)

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