The 1997 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their third year under head coach Alex Wood, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Ball State* | | | L 6–24 | 16,647 | [2] |
September 13 | East Tennessee State* | | | W 32–27 | | [3] |
September 20 | UMass | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 13–10 | 11,300 | [4] |
September 27 | at Maine | No. 25 | | W 24–22 | 5,220 | [5] |
October 4 | at No. 4 Villanova | No. 22 | | L 17–49 | 7,631 | [6] |
October 11 | at No. 23 William & Mary | | | L 25–38 | 8,529 | [7] |
October 18 | No. 6 Delaware | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
| L 27–49 | 12,000 | [8] |
October 25 | Richmond | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)
| L 21–26 | | [9] |
November 8 | at No. 25 Northeastern | | | L 17–41 | 1,017 | [10] |
November 15 | Rhode Island | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 39–37 3OT | 6,800 | [11] |
November 22 | Boston University | | - Bridgeforth Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 31–14 | 4,200 | [12][13] |
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References
- ^ "1997 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Big-play Cardinals rip JMU". The Star Press. September 7, 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs' rally comes up short". Johnson City Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Madison stops fumbling Minutemen". The Boston Globe. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU bolts door". Bangor Daily News. September 29, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Finneran rewrites record book as 'Nova rolls to win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe shines vs. JMU". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hens pile up the points". The News Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders hold off Dukes, 26–21". The Daily News Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskies put up vs. Dukes". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes win overtime thriller". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Burris (November 23, 1997). "Final gun sounds for BU football". The Boston Globe. pp. C1, C14. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston U. closes history with loss". The News Leader. November 23, 1997. p. 17. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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