2004 James Madison Dukes football team

2004 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I-AA champion A-10 South Division co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 31–21 vs. Montana
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	13–2 (7–1 A–10)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	George Barlow (1st season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 32nd season of Dukes football. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 2004 team came off of a 6–6 record the previous season. ^[1] JMU finished the season 13–2 with a record of 7–1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play en route to the program's first NCAA Division I-AA national championship. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Lock Haven *		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 62–7
September 18	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		W 17–0	3,123
September 25	1:00 pm	at No. 7 (I-A) West Virginia *		Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV		L 10–45	56,609
October 2		Hofstra		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 31–21	8,267
October 9	1:30 pm	UMass	No. 19	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 28–7	15,321
October 16		at No. 12 Maine	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 24–20
October 23	3:00 pm	at Richmond	No. 13	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 26–20	10,235
October 30		VMI *	No. 9	Bridgeforth, Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 41–10	15,312
November 6	1:00 pm	No. 6 Delaware	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)		W 20–13	12,683
November 13	12:00 pm	No. 10 William & Mary	No. 4	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 24–27	13,904
November 20		at Towson	No. 9	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 38–14
November 27		at Lehigh *	No. 8	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)		W 14–13	6,116	[3]
December 4		at No. 2 Furman *	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	W 14–13
December 10	7:00 pm	at No. 6 William & Mary*	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 48–34	12,259
December 17	8:00 pm	vs. No. 7 Montana *	No. 8	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 31–21	16,771	[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "James Madison Dukes -- College Football (NCAA)". college-football-results.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
2. DeLassus, David (2016). "James Madison Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
3. Groller, Keith (November 28, 2004). "Lehigh Regains Pride in NCAA Playoff Loss". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Field of broken dreams". The Billings Gazette. December 18, 2004. Retrieved August 3, 2025– via Newspapers.com.