Misplaced Pages

1985 James Madison Dukes football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1985 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJMU Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Joe Purzycki, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at East Tennessee StateW 14–9
September 14Morehead StateW 35–1411,700
September 21Liberty
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 3–911,000
September 28at No. 7 William & MaryL 14–3112,200
October 5vs. RichmondL 15–3117,000
October 12at LafayetteL 13–2010,500
October 19at Appalachian StateL 0–3614,007
October 26Davidson
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 28–014,000
November 2No. 7 Georgia Southern
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 21–65,000
November 9at VMIL 7–145,900
November 23Towson State
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 13–09,000

References

  1. "1985 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. "Mistakes costly in Bucs' opener". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Morehead suffers 2nd loss". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Liberty upsets James Madison, 9–3". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  6. "Yagiello kayos Dukes". Daily Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bleier blase about records". Daily Press. October 6, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Leopards prove to be confident". The Morning Call. October 13, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers cash in on errors to shut out James Madison". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "James Madison shuts out Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "James Madison Dukes upend Georgia Southern, 21–6". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Comer fires Keydets over Madison, 14–7". Daily Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "JMU stops punchless Towson, 13–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
James Madison Dukes football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
Categories: