James Madison Football

James Madison Dukes football

The James Madison Dukes football program represents James Madison University in the sport of American football. The Dukes compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, beginning play within the conference for the 2022 season. The university first fielded a football team in 1972, and the Dukes play at the on-campus Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Dukes are currently coached by Billy Napier. The JMU football team has been the centerpiece of JMU sports since the early 2000s. Under former head coach Mickey Matthews the Dukes continued their rise in national prominence, winning the 2004 FCS National Championship. The Dukes won their second national championship in 2016 and finished as national runners-up in 2017 and 2019. In 2021, JMU accepted an invitation to move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision and joined the Sun Belt Conference prior to the 2023 football season.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  College Football Team

• First season:  1972, 54 Years Ago
• Head coach:  1St Year, 2–0 (1.000)
• Stadium:  Bridgeforth Stadium]]
• Field:  Zane Showker Field
• Seating capacity:  24,877
• Location:  Harrisonburg, Virginia
• NCAA division:  Division I Fbs
• Division:  East
• All-time record:  390–226–4
• Conference titles:  Vcaa: 1975 A-10: 1999, 2004 Caa: 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 Sbc: 2025
• Division titles:  Yankee Mid-Atlantic: 1994 A-10 South: 2006 Caa South: 2020 Sbc East: 2022, 2023, 2025
• Rivalries:  Old Dominion (Rivalry), Liberty (Rivalry), Delaware (Rivalry), Richmond (Rivalry)
• Fight song:  "Jmu Fight Song"
• Mascot:  Duke Dog
• Marching band:  Marching Royal Dukes
• Outfitter:  Nike
• Website:  Jmusports.com
• Wikidata description:  Football Team Of James Madison University
• Wikidata label:  James Madison Dukes Football
• Wikidata aliases:  James Madison Dukes Football, James Madison Football

• Related Topics:  James Madison Dukes Football Category