2000 James Madison Dukes football team

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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Lock Haven*No. 18W 72–0[2]
September 9Liberty*No. 14
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 38–7[3]
September 16at South Florida*No. 10L 7–2623,002[4]
September 30No. 23 New HampshireNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–13[5]
October 7No. 12 VillanovaNo. 13
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 57–2313,002[6]
October 14at Rhode IslandNo. 8L 6–74,914[7]
October 21William & MaryNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 28–1410,500[8]
October 28at No. 2 DelawareNo. 15L 14–3322,009[9]
November 4MaineNo. 19
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 22–7[10]
November 11at No. 11 RichmondNo. 17L 2–2113,750[11]
November 18at NortheasternNo. 23L 30–342,228[12]

References

  1. "2000 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "James Madison wins in blowout". Daily Press. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "JMU rallies by UNH". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Villanova and penalties fail to halt JMU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Winless Rams stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tribe cannot escape early 21-point hole at JMU". Daily Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hens put down the Dukes". The News Journal. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UMaine falls to JMU". Bangor Daily News. November 6, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Huskies shale loose from JMU". The Boston Globe. November 19, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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