1995 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

1995 James Madison Dukes football

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–31 at Appalachian State

Conference| Yankee Conference
Division| Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 13
Record| 8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Alex Wood (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Kent Schoolfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim Pendergast (1st season)
Home stadium| Bridgeforth Stadium

Seasons

<- 1994

1996 ->

1995 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New England Division
Rhode Island x  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 23 Connecticut | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
UMass | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Maine | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 13 James Madison ^  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 19 William & Mary | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 20 Richmond | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Northeastern | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Villanova | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| Morgan State*| No. 7|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 76–7| |
September 9| at No. 16 William & Mary| No. 7|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA

| W 24–17| 13,871|
September 16| No. 1 McNeese State| No. 6|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 24–30| 11,000| [1]
September 23| at Villanova| No. 8|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| W 28–27 OT| 11,368| [2]
September 30| Maine| No. 7|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| W 21–17| |
October 7| Boston University| No. 7|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 38–31| |
October 14| at New Hampshire| No. 7|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 23–19| |
October 21| No. 7 Delaware| No. 10|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 19–48| |
October 28| No. 16 Richmond| No. 15|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 33–34| 11,000| [3]
November 4| Northeastern| No. 21|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 27–13| |
November 11| No. 24 Connecticut| No. 18|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 24–16| |
November 25| No. 2 Appalachian State| No. 13|

* Kidd Brewer Stadium
* Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| L 24–31| 9,467| [4]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Dukes blow lead in loss to Cowboys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "JMU beats Wildcats in OT". The Daily News Leader. September 24, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Spiders stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Appy State runs over JMU in I-AA playoffs". The Daily News Leader. November 26, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "1995 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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James Madison Dukes football

Venues|

* Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* 2023 Armed Forces Bowl
* Delaware
* Old Dominion
* Richmond
* William & Mary

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* Duke Dog
* Marching Royal Dukes
* "JMU Fight Song"

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1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Delaware
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Kentucky
* Georgia Southern
* Hofstra
* Idaho
* Jackson State
* James Madison
* Marshall
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Murray State
* Northern Iowa
* Stephen F. Austin
* Troy State

Champion – Montana Grizzlies
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