1993 James Madison Dukes football team

The 1993 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. In their third year under head coach Rip Scherer, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]

1993 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Record6–5 (4–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 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

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Lock Haven*W 55–310,000[2]
September 11Richmond
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
L 13–2010,000[3]
September 18at ConnecticutL 34–454,342[4]
September 25Jacksonville State*
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 35–14[5]
October 2at UMassL 10–3314,207[6]
October 9No. 2 Delaware
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 42–3811,000[7]
October 16New Hampshire
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 45–2113,000[8]
October 30at No. 13 William & MaryL 26–3111,698[9]
November 6at NortheasternW 52–212,100[10]
November 13at VillanovaW 42–34,616[11]
November 20No. 6 Boston University
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 21–24[12]

References

edit
  1. ^ "1993 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "James Madison clobbers Lock Haven, 55–3". Centre Daily Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late UR score dooms JMU". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big plays drop JSU". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMass right at home". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JMU 45, New Hamp. 21". Daily Press. October 17, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tribe tops JMU, gets revenge". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "James Madison puts NU behind the 8-ball". The Boston Globe. November 7, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Madison crushes Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "BU is a perfect 11". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.