2002 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2002 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Mickey Matthews, the team compiled a 5–7 record.[1]

2002 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 –2   11 –3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 –3   11 –4  
UMass  6 –3   8 –4  
William & Mary  5 –4   6 –5  
Richmond  4 –5   4 –7  
Delaware  4 –5   6 –6  
Hofstra  4 –5   6 –6  
James Madison  4 –6   5 –7  
New Hampshire  2 –7   3 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –8   3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Hampton*
L 28–3110,143[2]
September 7New Hampshire
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 20–147,831[3]
September 14Florida Atlantic*
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisburg, VA
W 16–137,982[4]
September 21at No. 12 Hofstra
W 24–21 2OT2,902[5]
September 28No. 8 VillanovaNo. 23
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 26–309,153[6]
October 5No. 3 Maine
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 6–1714,728[7]
October 12at Delaware
L 10–2319,666[8]
October 19at Richmond
L 0–268,113[9]
October 25No. 16 UMass
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 7–1411,567[10]
November 2at Rhode Island
W 15–113,966[11]
November 16No. 16 William & Mary
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
W 34–31 OT8,237[12]
November 23at No. 10 Northeastern
L 10–414,825[13]

References
  1. "2002 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. "Pirates finally defeat an Atlantic 10 team". Daily Press. September 1, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "JMU gets past New Hampshire". The Daily News Leader. September 8, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Owls look - and do - no better vs. Madison". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 15, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hofstra falls to Madison in double OT". Newsday (Nassau Edition). September 22, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Villanova survives a scare and beats James Madison". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maine defense prevails". Bangor Daily News. October 7, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hens take control". The News Journal. October 13, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Richmond blanks James Madison". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stops start UMass on its way". The Boston Globe. October 27, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "James Madison silences Rams". The Boston Globe. November 3, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Dukes dash Tribe's playoff hopes". Daily Press. November 17, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Huskies do their share with win". The Boston Globe. November 24, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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