2004 James Madison Dukes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 James Madison Dukes football Atlantic 10 Conference South Division A–10 1 1 13–2 7–1 Mickey Matthews 6th Jeff Durden 1st George Barlow 1st NCAA Division I-AA championA-10 South Division co-championLambert Cup winner Bridgeforth Stadium NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game W 31–21 vs. Montana 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.http://college-football-results.com/f/jmadison.htm James Madison Dukes -- College Football (NCAA) college-football-results.com June 26, 2016 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.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/j/james_madison/2000-2004_yearly_results.php James Madison Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2016 June 26, 2016 August 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160813051155/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/j/james_madison/2000-2004_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 2004 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 4 w y 2004 Lock Haven Bald Eagles Lock Haven Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 62–7 10,221 September 18 1:00 pm w y Villanova 5 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 17–0 3,123 September 25 1:00 pm l y y West Virginia 7 (I-A) Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV 10–45 56,609 October 2 w 2004 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 31–21 8,267 October 9 1:30 pm w 19 UMass Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 28–7 15,321 October 16 w y 17 Maine 12 Alfond Stadium Orono, ME 24–20 7,084 October 23 3:00 pm w y 13 Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 26–20 10,235 October 30 w y 9 VMI Bridgeforth, Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 41–10 15,312 November 6 1:00 pm w 7 Delaware 6 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA rivalry 20–13 12,683 November 13 12:00 pm l 4 William & Mary 10 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA rivalry CSN 24–27 13,904 November 20 1:00 pm w y 9 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD 38–14 2,744 November 27 w y y 8 Lehigh Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA NCAA Division I-AA First Round 14–13 6,116 Lehigh Regains Pride in NCAA Playoff Loss Keith Groller November 28, 2004 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61237794/2004-lehigh-jmu/ December 4 w y y 8 Furman 2 Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal ESPNGP 14–13 8,812 JMU squeezes past Furman behind 1-yard TD from Hines at :28 Richmond Times-Dispatch December 5, 2004 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110124433/jmu-squeezes-past-furman-behind-1-yard-t/ September 24, 2022 Newspapers.com December 10 7:00 pm w y y 8 William & Mary 6 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal ESPN2 48–34 12,259 December 17 8:00 pm w y y 8 Montana 7 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game ESPN2 31–21 16,771 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-field-of-broken-dre/178075748/ The Billings Gazette Field of broken dreams December 18, 2004 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com References James Madison Category:James Madison Dukes football seasons Category:NCAA Division I Football Champions Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons James Madison Dukes footbal James Madison