1996 James Madison Dukes football team

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1996 James Madison Dukes football
James Madison Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Record7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 –2   8 –3  
Maine  5 –3   7 –4  
UMass  4 –4   6 –5  
Connecticut  3 –5   4 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –6  
Boston University  0 –8   1 –10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   6 –5  
Richmond  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7 Shippensburg *
W 30–0
September 14at McNeese State *
W 24–10 [1]
September 21at Boston University
W 38–7
September 28 New Hampshire
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 22–39
October 5 Maine
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 31–7
October 12 William & Mary
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 26–21
October 19at Richmond
W 31–27
October 26at Delaware
L 13–27
November 2 Northeastern
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 7–31
November 9at Connecticut
W 14–9
November 16 Villanova
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 23–40 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1996 James Madison Dukes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 82Matt BrownJr
OT 63David ByerlySr
FB 35Akiba ByrdSr
WR 17 Macey Brooks Sr
QB 14Willie GonzalezSr
TE 89 Ed Perry Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11Tony JordanSr
CB 45Jeff JudyJr
SS 8David LeeSr
DT 96David ForbesSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25

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References

  1. ↑ "JMU deals McNeese rare loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Late interceptions preserve a 'Nova win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1996 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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