1991 James Madison Dukes football team

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1991 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–4
Head coach
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
  1990
1992  
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Virginia Tech L 12–4141,623 [1]
September 7 UCF W 49–3110,081
September 21at No. 19 Appalachian State W 31–813,467 [2]
September 28at William & Mary W 29–2815,371
October 5 UMass No. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–7
October 12 Towson State No. T–11
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 55–31
October 19at Georgia Southern No. 10L 21–2412,119
October 26 Richmond No. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 47–4213,369 [3]
November 2at Liberty No. 14W 35–34 [4]
November 9at Youngstown State No. 12L 21–28
November 23at Northeastern No. 17
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 24–16
November 30at No. 6 Delaware No. 16W 42–35 2OT
December 7No. 10 Samford No. 16
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 21–249,028 [5]

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References

  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.