1999 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

1999 James Madison Dukes football

A-10 co-champion

NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–27 at Troy State

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Division| Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 13
Record| 8–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach|

* Mickey Matthews (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| John Zernhelt (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Dick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium| Bridgeforth Stadium

Seasons

<- 1998

2000 ->

1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 13 James Madison +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 7 UMass +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Villanova |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Delaware |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
William & Mary |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Connecticut |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Maine |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
New Hampshire |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Richmond |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Northeastern |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Rhode Island |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University (JMU) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 28th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with UMass after posting a 7–1 record in conference play.[1][2] The Dukes earned a berth as the #12 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the first round to #5 seed Troy State, 7–27.[1] JMU was led by first-year head coach Mickey Matthews.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 4| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 11 (I-A) Virginia Tech*| |

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| | L 0–47| 51,907|
September 11| 6:00 p.m.| Northeastern| |

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| | W 29–21| 10,200|
September 18| 12:00 p.m.| at New Hampshire| |

* Wildcat Stadium
* Durham, NH

| | W 35–28| 4,594|
September 25| 6:00 p.m.| No. 7 Delaware| |

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)

| | W 21–7| 10,200|
October 2| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 11 Villanova| No. 22|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| | W 23–20| 12,546| [3]
October 16| 1:00 p.m.| at William & Mary| No. 13|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)

| | W 30–20| 9,225|
October 23| 3:00 p.m.| Connecticut| No. 11|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| | W 48–14| 12,500|
October 30| 1:30 p.m.| No. 16 South Florida*| No. 10|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| SCF| W 13–3| 15,000|
November 6| 1:00 p.m.| at Maine| No. 8|

* Alfond Stadium
* Orono, ME

| | L 20–26| 2,297|
November 13| 12:00 p.m.| at Richmond| No. 14|

* University of Richmond Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| | W 31–13| 11,500|
November 20| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Hofstra| |

* James M. Shuart Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| | L 16–34| 6,842|
November 27| 1:20 p.m.| at No. 6 Troy State*| No. 13|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| | L 7–27| 17,102|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Awards and honors[edit]

* First Team All-America – Curtis Keaton (AFCA)
* Second Team All-America – Curtis Keaton (Associated Press, The Sports Network); Chris Morant (The Sports Network); Derick Pack (Associated Press)
* Third Team All-America – Derick Pack (The Sports Network)
* First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Ron Atkins, Delvin Joyce, Curtis Keaton, Mike Luckie, Chris Morant, Derick Pack, Dee Shropshire
* Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Jason Inskee, Jason Parme
* Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Ulrick Edmond, Mike Glover
* Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year – Chris Morant
* Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year – Curtis Keaton
* Eddie Robinson Award – Mickey Matthews

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "1999 James Madison Dukes football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
2. ^ "2018 James Madison Dukes Football Media Guide" (PDF). jmu.edu. James Madison University. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
3. ^ "JMU escapes Villanova". The Daily News Leader. October 3, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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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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* Head coaches
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Atlantic 10 Conference football champions

* Villanova (1997)
* Richmond (1998)
* James Madison & UMass (1999)
* Delaware & Richmond (2000)
* Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, & William & Mary (2001)
* Maine & Northeastern (2002)
* Delaware & UMass (2003)
* Delaware, James Madison, & William & Mary (2004)
* New Hampshire & Richmond (2005)
* UMass (2006)

National championships in bold

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1999 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Appalachian State
* Colgate
* Florida A&M
* Furman
* Georgia Southern
* Hofstra
* Illinois State
* James Madison
* Lehigh
* UMass
* Montana
* North Carolina A&T
* Northern Arizona
* Tennessee State
* Troy State
* Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles
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