1994 James Madison Dukes football team

1994 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record10–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UMass 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Maine 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Delaware 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Villanova 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Richmond 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Rip Scherer, the team compiled a 10–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Buffalo*
W 35–0[2]
September 10No. 13 Middle Tennessee*
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–2210,500[3]
September 17at New HampshireNo. 19
L 24–276,173[4]
October 1at No. 7 Boston University
W 24–217,809[5]
October 8at DelawareNo. 19
W 30–10[6]
October 15VillanovaNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–2315,000[7]
October 22No. 14 William & MaryNo. 12
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 33–712,500[8]
October 29at RichmondNo. 10
W 29–1617,210[9]
November 5VMI*No. 10
W 38–15[10]
November 12ConnecticutNo. 9
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 48–2011,000[11]
November 19NortheasternNo. 5
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 6–9 OT10,000[12]
November 26No. 10 Troy State*No. 13
W 45–265,200[13]
December 3at No. 2 Marshall*No. 13
L 21–28 OT16,494[14]

References

  1. ^ "1994 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "JMU Dukes roll in season opener". The Daily News Leader. September 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Comeback attempt fails, MTSU falls". The Daily News-Journal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNH, Smith take command". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dougherty, BU broken up at 16". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delaware drops second straight 30–10". The News Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Special teams thwart Villanova in a 31–23 setback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JMU socks Tribe with shocking defeat". Daily Press. October 23, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "JMU quarterback runs for 3 TDs in 29—16 victory". Daily Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dukes overcome VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 6, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UConn likely to see real turnover after 48–20 loss". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NU pulls off a shocker". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dukes run Trojans out of I-AA playoffs". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Marshall ousts JMU by 28–21". Daily Press. December 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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