1994 James Madison Dukes football team

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]

1994 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
Record10–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Villanova 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Richmond 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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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