Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | UMass | | L 14–16 | 12,400 | [2] |
September 13 | at Morehead State | | L 24–27 | 4,300 | [3] |
September 20 | at Liberty | | L 7–17 | | [4] |
September 27 | VMI | - JMU Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 39–7 | 11,019 | [5] |
October 4 | Saint Paul's (VA) | - JMU Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 62–0 | 14,100 | [6] |
October 18 | Appalachian State | - JMU Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| L 20–21 | 12,600 | [7] |
October 25 | at No. 3 William & Mary | | W 42–33 | 7,500 | [8] |
November 1 | at Northeastern | | W 15–2 | 4,010 | [9] |
November 8 | East Tennessee State | - JMU Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 34–3 | 7,800 | [10] |
November 15 | at No. 5 Georgia Southern | | L 35–45 | 16,135 | [11] |
November 22 | at Towson State | | T 7–7 | 4,684 | [12] |
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- ^ "1986 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Bonvini kicks in for UMass". The Boston Globe. September 7, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead overcomes 17–0 deficit to win". The Courier-Journal. September 14, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes drop third straight". The Daily News Leader. September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes blast Keydets". Daily Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Madison rocks St. Paul's 62–0". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian rallies over Dukes 21–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU hands erring W&M 1st setback". Daily Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeastern falls short". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buccaneers 'outplayed' in loss to JMU Dukes". Kingsport Times-News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defenseless Ga. Southern survives James Madison 45–35". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Towson hopes its tie with Madison will result in playoff invitation today". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.