The 2000 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their second year under head coach Mickey Matthews, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1]
| 2000 James Madison Dukes football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 A-10) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dick Hopkins (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Delaware +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Richmond +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Lock Haven* | No. 18 | W 72–0 | 11,000[2] | [3] | |
| September 9 | Liberty* | No. 14 |
| W 38–7 | 10,000[4] | [5] |
| September 16 | at South Florida* | No. 10 | L 7–26 | 23,002 | [6] | |
| September 30 | No. 23 New Hampshire | No. 16 |
| W 24–13 | 10,000[7] | [8] |
| October 7 | No. 12 Villanova | No. 13 |
| W 57–23 | 13,002 | [9] |
| October 14 | at Rhode Island | No. 8 | L 6–7 | 4,914 | [10] | |
| October 21 | William & Mary | No. 16 |
| W 28–14 | 10,500 | [11] |
| October 28 | at No. 2 Delaware | No. 15 | L 14–33 | 22,009 | [12] | |
| November 4 | Maine | No. 19 |
| W 22–7 | 14,000[13] | [14] |
| November 11 | at No. 11 Richmond | No. 17 | L 2–21 | 13,750 | [15] | |
| November 18 | at Northeastern | No. 23 | L 30–34 | 2,228 | [16] | |
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References
edit- ^ "2000 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "2000 Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report - Division II". 2000. p. 2 – via stats.ncaa.org.
- ^ "James Madison wins in blowout". Daily Press. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Connor, John (September 10, 2000). "JMU Overcomes Slow Start for Win". The Daily Progress. p. 27. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Madison 24, New Hampshire 13". Potomac News. October 1, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU rallies by UNH". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winless Rams stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe cannot escape early 21-point hole at JMU". Daily Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens put down the Dukes". The News Journal. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Madison, 22-7". Portland Press Herald. November 5, 2000. p. 15. Retrieved January 11, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMaine falls to JMU". Bangor Daily News. November 6, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies shale loose from JMU". The Boston Globe. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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