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1991 James Madison Dukes football team

1991 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Samford ^     12 2 0
Hofstra     8 2 0
No. 16 James Madison ^     9 4 0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^     12 3 0
Georgia Southern     7 4 0
UCF     6 5 0
William & Mary     5 6 0
Liberty     4 7 0
Northeastern     4 7 0
Western Kentucky     3 8 0
Arkansas State     1 10 0
Towson     1 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rip Scherer, the Duke played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. James Madison finished the season with an overall record of 9–4. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Delaware in the first round before falling to Samford in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Virginia TechL 12–4141,623[1]
September 7UCFW 49–3110,081
September 21at No. 19 Appalachian StateW 31–813,467[2]
September 28at William & MaryW 29–2815,371
October 5UMassNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–7
October 12Towson StateNo. T–11
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 55–31
October 19at Georgia SouthernNo. 10L 21–2412,119
October 26RichmondNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 47–4213,369[3]
November 2at LibertyNo. 14W 35–34[4]
November 9at Youngstown StateNo. 12L 21–28
November 23at NortheasternNo. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–16
November 30at No. 6 DelawareNo. 16W 42–35 2OT
December 7No. 10 SamfordNo. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 21–249,028[5]

[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Hokies clobber Dukes". The News and Advance. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JMU rocks Appy St". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "JMU stops UR rally, wins 47–42". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JMU survives Liberty, 35–34". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late 'foot fault' dooms Dukes in loss to Samford". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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