1994 James Madison Dukes football team

1994 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 21–28 at Marshall
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	10–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (4th season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium

1994 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Rip Scherer, the team compiled a 10–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Buffalo*		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 35–0		[2]
September 10	No. 13 Middle Tennessee*		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 24–22	10,500	[3]
September 17	at New Hampshire	No. 19	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 24–27	6,173	[4]
October 1	at No. 7 Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 24–21	7,809	[5]
October 8	at Delaware	No. 19	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 30–10		[6]
October 15	Villanova	No. 17	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 31–23	15,000	[7]
October 22	No. 14 William & Mary	No. 12	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 33–7	12,500	[8]
October 29	at Richmond	No. 10	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 29–16	17,210	[9]
November 5	VMI*	No. 10	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 38–15		[10]
November 12	Connecticut	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 48–20	11,000	[11]
November 19	Northeastern	No. 5	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 6–9 ^OT	10,000	[12]
November 26	No. 10 Troy State*	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 45–26	5,200	[13]
December 3	at No. 2 Marshall*	No. 13	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 21–28 ^OT	16,494	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1994 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
2. "JMU Dukes roll in season opener". The Daily News Leader. September 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Comeback attempt fails, MTSU falls". The Daily News-Journal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UNH, Smith take command". The Boston Globe. September 18, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dougherty, BU broken up at 16". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delaware drops second straight 30–10". The News Journal. October 9, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Special teams thwart Villanova in a 31–23 setback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "JMU socks Tribe with shocking defeat". Daily Press. October 23, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "JMU quarterback runs for 3 TDs in 29—16 victory". Daily Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dukes overcome VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 6, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UConn likely to see real turnover after 48–20 loss". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "NU pulls off a shocker". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Dukes run Trojans out of I-AA playoffs". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Marshall ousts JMU by 28–21". Daily Press. December 4, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.