1991 James Madison Dukes football team
1991 James Madison Dukes football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21–24 vs. Samford | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 9–4 |
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Home stadium | Bridgeforth Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at Virginia Tech | L 12–41 | 41,623 | [1] | ||
September 7 | UCF | W 49–31 | 10,081 | |||
September 21 | at No. 19 Appalachian State | W 31–8 | 13,467 | [2] | ||
September 28 | at William & Mary | W 29–28 | 15,371 | |||
October 5 | UMass | No. 17 |
| W 24–7 | ||
October 12 | Towson State | No. T–11 |
| W 55–31 | ||
October 19 | at Georgia Southern | No. 10 | L 21–24 | 12,119 | ||
October 26 | Richmond | No. 17 |
| W 47–42 | 13,369 | [3] |
November 2 | at Liberty | No. 14 | W 35–34 | [4] | ||
November 9 | at Youngstown State | No. 12 | L 21–28 | |||
November 23 | at Northeastern | No. 17 |
| W 24–16 | ||
November 30 | at No. 6 Delaware | No. 16 | W 42–35 2OT | |||
December 7 | No. 10 Samford | No. 16 |
| L 21–24 | 9,028 | [5] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Hokies clobber Dukes". The News and Advance. September 1, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU rocks Appy St". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU stops UR rally, wins 47–42". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU survives Liberty, 35–34". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late 'foot fault' dooms Dukes in loss to Samford". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 8, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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