1997 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 –3   5 –6  
Connecticut  4 –4   7 –4  
Maine  4 –4   5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   2 –9  
Boston University  1 –7   1 –10  
UMass  1 –7   2 –9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 –3   8 –3  
Richmond  4 –4   6 –5  
William & Mary  4 –4   7 –4  
James Madison  3 –5   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their third year under head coach Alex Wood, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Ball State*
L 6–2416,647[2]
September 13East Tennessee State*
W 32–27[3]
September 20UMass
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 13–1011,300[4]
September 27at MaineNo. 25
W 24–225,220[5]
October 4at No. 4 VillanovaNo. 22
L 17–497,631[6]
October 11at No. 23 William & Mary
L 25–388,529[7]
October 18No. 6 Delaware
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
L 27–4912,000[8]
October 25Richmond
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
L 21–26[9]
November 8at No. 25 Northeastern
L 17–411,017[10]
November 15Rhode Island
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 39–37 3OT6,800[11]
November 22Boston University
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–144,200[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "1997 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Big-play Cardinals rip JMU". The Star Press. September 7, 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bucs' rally comes up short". Johnson City Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "James Madison stops fumbling Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "JMU bolts door". Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Finneran rewrites record book as 'Nova rolls to win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tribe shines vs. JMU". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blue Hens pile up the points". The News Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Spiders hold off Dukes, 26–21". The Daily News Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Huskies put up vs. Dukes". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Dukes win overtime thriller". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Joe Burris (November 23, 1997). "Final gun sounds for BU football". The Boston Globe. pp. C1, C14. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Boston U. closes history with loss". The News Leader. November 23, 1997. p. 17. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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