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2004 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
A-10 South Division co-champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record13–2 (7–1 A–10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinator George Barlow (1st season)
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
←  2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Villanova   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 32nd season of Dukes football. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 2004 team came off of a 6–6 record the previous season. [1] JMU finished the season 13–2 with a record of 7–1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play en route to the program's first NCAA Division I-AA national championship. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Lock Haven*
W 62–7
September 181:00 pmat No. 5 Villanova
W 17–03,123
September 251:00 pmat No. 7 ( I-A) West Virginia*
L 10–4556,609
October 2 Hofstra
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–218,267
October 91:30 pm UMassNo. 19
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 28–715,321
October 16at No. 12 MaineNo. 17
W 24–20
October 233:00 pmat RichmondNo. 13
W 26–2010,235
October 30 VMI*No. 9
  • Bridgeforth, Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 41–1015,312
November 61:00 pmNo. 6 DelawareNo. 7
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA ( rivalry)
W 20–1312,683
November 1312:00 pmNo. 10 William & MaryNo. 4
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA ( rivalry)
 CSNL 24–2713,904
November 20at TowsonNo. 9
W 38–14
November 27at Lehigh*No. 8
W 14–136,116 [3]
December 4at No. 2 Furman*No. 8
 ESPNGPW 14–13
December 107:00 pmat No. 6 William & Mary*No. 8
 ESPN2W 48–3412,259
December 178:00 pmvs. No. 7 Montana*No. 8
ESPN2W 31–2116,771

References

  1. ^ "James Madison Dukes -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "James Madison Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Groller, Keith (November 28, 2004). "Lehigh Regains Pride in NCAA Playoff Loss". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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