1996 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

1996 James Madison Dukes football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Division| Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 23
Record| 7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Alex Wood (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Kent Schoolfield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim Pendergast (2nd season)
Home stadium| Bridgeforth Stadium

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Maine |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
UMass |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Connecticut |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Boston University |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 14 Villanova ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 11 Delaware ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 23 James Madison |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northeastern |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Richmond |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 7| Shippensburg*|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 30–0|
September 14| at McNeese State*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| W 24–10| [1]
September 21| at Boston University|

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 38–7|
September 28| New Hampshire|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 22–39|
October 5| Maine|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 31–7|
October 12| William & Mary|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 26–21|
October 19| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 31–27|
October 26| at Delaware|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 13–27|
November 2| Northeastern|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 7–31|
November 9| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 14–9|
November 16| Villanova|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| L 23–40| [2]

* *Non-conference game

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## Roster

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1996 James Madison Dukes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `82` | Matt Brown | Jr
OT | `63` | David Byerly | Sr
FB | `35` | Akiba Byrd | Sr
WR | `17` | Macey Brooks | Sr
QB | `14` | Willie Gonzalez | Sr
TE | `89` | Ed Perry | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `11` | Tony Jordan | Sr
CB | `45` | Jeff Judy | Jr
SS | `8` | David Lee | Sr
DT | `96` | David Forbes | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Alex Wood

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* * *

Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

## References

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1. ^ "JMU deals McNeese rare loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Late interceptions preserve a 'Nova win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

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James Madison Dukes football

Venues|

* Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Delaware
* Old Dominion
* Richmond
* William & Mary

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

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