Jmu Championship

JMU won the National Championship in decisive fashion, with a score of 28-14 Youngstown State scored a meaningless touchdown with seconds left in the game on a cold, 15 F afternoon in Frisco, Texas On January 7, 2017, JMU faced the Youngstown State Penguins for the 2016 FCS National Championship at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. JMU got

Thursday afternoon, James Madison University athletes received a text notification mandatory all-sports meeting at 730 p.m., in the basketball arena. For many, curiosity turned quickly to dread

This is a list of seasons completed by the James Madison Dukes football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing James Madison University in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.James Madison has played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium formerly Madison Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia since 1975.

JMU History in the NCAA Championship. JMU is making its 21st appearance in the NCAA Championship and its 10th straight berth since 2015. JMU is 17-19 all-time in the NCAA Championship, which includes a 6-4 mark in neutral-site games. It's also JMU's second trip to Charlottesville for the NCAA Championship, as it beat host Virginia, 11-8, on May

JMU had lost early in the season to West Virginia, a powerful Division I-A opponent, and in a last-second loss at home to William and Mary in the regular season's final home game. The final national poll a week after the championship game made official what everyone at JMU already knew - the Dukes were No. 1!-- Fred Hilton

We are ecstatic that they have brought back a second football national championship to Harrisonburg,quot said Deanna Reed, mayor of Harrisonburg. Jan. 10, 2017 The city of Harrisonburg hosted a parade for members of the Harrisonburg, Rockingham County and university communities to celebrate the JMU football team's national championship. quotWe are so

JMU's football program began in 1972, but it wasn't until the 2000s that the Dukes made a significant impact on the national stage. Under head coach Mickey Matthews, JMU won its first NCAA Division I-AA now FCS National Championship in 2004. The Dukes defeated Montana 31-21 in the championship game, and became the first team to win three road playoff games en route to the title in the

JMU football's 2004 team help set the standard for a program that has thrived at the FBS level and looks the part of a top G5 team. On Sept. 6, Mickey Matthews and the 2004 JMU national championship winning team were inducted to the JMU Hall of Fame. Most fans would say that was a no-brainer and others may even ask what took them so long.

JMU football was warming up for a matchup with Furman when head coach Mickey Matthews first realized the Dukes had a real shot at winning the National Championship. It was Dec. 4, 2004, and the Dukes were in the second round of the Division I-AA Playoffs now known as the FCS. Furman was the No

The Sun Belt Championship will be held March 4-10 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla. JMU completed the 2024-25 regular season with an overall record of 20-11 and 13-5 in league games, winning 10 of its last 11 conference games after starting 3-4.