1995 James Madison Dukes football team

1995 James Madison Dukes football
1995 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 24–31 at Appalachian State
Conference	Yankee Conference
	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	8–4 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Alex Wood (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Kent Schoolfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Pendergast (1st season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1995 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
Rhode Island x	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 23 Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Maine	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Morgan State*	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 76–7
September 9	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 24–17	13,871
September 16	No. 1 McNeese State	No. 6	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 24–30	11,000	^[1]
September 23	at Villanova	No. 8	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 28–27 ^OT	11,368	^[2]
September 30	Maine	No. 7	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 21–17
October 7	Boston University	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 38–31
October 14	at New Hampshire	No. 7	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 23–19
October 21	No. 7 Delaware	No. 10	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 19–48
October 28	No. 16 Richmond	No. 15	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 33–34	11,000	^[3]
November 4	Northeastern	No. 21	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 27–13
November 11	No. 24 Connecticut	No. 18	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 24–16
November 25	No. 2 Appalachian State	No. 13	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 24–31	9,467	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Dukes blow lead in loss to Cowboys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU beats Wildcats in OT". The Daily News Leader. September 24, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders stun JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appy State runs over JMU in I-AA playoffs". The Daily News Leader. November 26, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.