1983 James Madison Dukes football team

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1983 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMadison Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^     9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State     8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^     8 3 0
Lehigh     8 3 0
Lafayette     6 4 0
Northeastern     6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana     6 5 0
William & Mary     6 5 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Bucknell     4 5 1
Delaware     4 7 0
Northwestern State     4 7 0
James Madison     3 8 0
Richmond     3 8 0
Western Kentucky     2 8 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their twelfth year under head coach Challace McMillin, the team compiled an 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Appalachian StateW 24–20[2]
September 17at VirginiaL 14–2131,984[3]
September 24Liberty BaptistNo. T–20W 44–35[4]
October 1Davidson
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 50–014,000[5]
October 8at Delaware StateL 28–38[6]
October 15at William & MaryL 21–2412,100[7]
October 22Lafayette
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 14–3112,800[8]
October 29Delaware
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 23–269,200[9]
November 5at RichmondL 0–32[10]
November 12at ShippensburgL 9–29[11]
November 19Towson State
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 3–105,800[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1983 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers on other end of upset, 24–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. Va whips Dukes". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dukes win home opener, 44–35". The News Leader. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "James Madison crushes Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Del State rallies to beat JMU". The Morning News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&M sacks Madison for third straight win". Daily Press. October 16, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette capitalizes on mistakes to win". The Morning Call. October 23, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hens make time count in 26–23 win over JMU". The News Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spiders lash JMU". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Shippensburg romps over James Madison". Sunday-The Daily News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "James Madison drops seventh straight". The News Leader. November 20, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.