2000 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

2000 James Madison Dukes football

Conference| Atlantic 10 Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach|

* Mickey Matthews (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium| Bridgeforth Stadium

Seasons

<- 1999

2001 ->

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Delaware +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 Richmond +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
UMass |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
James Madison |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
New Hampshire |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
William & Mary |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Maine |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Villanova |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Northeastern |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their second year under head coach Mickey Matthews, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]

## Schedule

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

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September 2| Lock Haven*| No. 18|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 72–0| 11,000[2]| [3]
September 9| Liberty*| No. 14|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 38–7| 10,000[4]| [5]
September 16| at South Florida*| No. 10|

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| L 7–26| 23,002| [6]
September 30| No. 23 New Hampshire| No. 16|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 24–13| 10,000[7]| [8]
October 7| No. 12 Villanova| No. 13|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 57–23| 13,002| [9]
October 14| at Rhode Island| No. 8|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 6–7| 4,914| [10]
October 21| William & Mary| No. 16|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)

| W 28–14| 10,500| [11]
October 28| at No. 2 Delaware| No. 15|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE (rivalry)

| L 14–33| 22,009| [12]
November 4| Maine| No. 19|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| W 22–7| 14,000[13]| [14]
November 11| at No. 11 Richmond| No. 17|

* UR Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Rivalry)

| L 2–21| 13,750| [15]
November 18| at Northeastern| No. 23|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| L 30–34| 2,228| [16]

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

## References

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1. ^ "2000 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
2. ^ "2000 Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report - Division II". 2000. p. 2 - via stats.ncaa.org.
3. ^ "James Madison wins in blowout". Daily Press. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ O'Connor, John (September 10, 2000). "JMU Overcomes Slow Start for Win". The Daily Progress. p. 27. Retrieved January 11, 2024 - via newspapers.com.
5. ^ "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "James Madison 24, New Hampshire 13". Potomac News. October 1, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 11, 2024 - via newspapers.com.
8. ^ "JMU rallies by UNH". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Winless Rams stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tribe cannot escape early 21-point hole at JMU". Daily Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Hens put down the Dukes". The News Journal. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "James Madison, 22-7". Portland Press Herald. November 5, 2000. p. 15. Retrieved January 11, 2024 - via newspapers.com.
14. ^ "UMaine falls to JMU". Bangor Daily News. November 6, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Huskies shale loose from JMU". The Boston Globe. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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James Madison Dukes football

Venues|

* Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
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* Duke Dog
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* "JMU Fight Song"

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