1983 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMadison Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –  9 –1 –1
No. 17 Tennessee State   –  8 –2 –1
No. 7 Colgate ^   –  8 –3 –0
Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0
Lafayette   –  6 –4 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –4 –1
Southeastern Louisiana   –  6 –5 –0
William & Mary   –  6 –5 –0
Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0
Bucknell   –  4 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  4 –6 –1
Delaware   –  4 –7 –0
Northwestern State   –  4 –7 –0
James Madison   –  3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  3 –8 –0
Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their twelfth year under head coach Challace McMillin, the team compiled an 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Appalachian State
W 24–20[2]
September 17at Virginia
L 14–2131,984[3]
September 24Liberty BaptistNo. T–20
W 44–35[4]
October 1Davidson
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 50–014,000[5]
October 8at Delaware State
L 28–38[6]
October 15at William & Mary
L 21–2412,100[7]
October 22Lafayette
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 14–3112,800[8]
October 29Delaware
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 23–269,200[9]
November 5at Richmond
L 0–32[10]
November 12at Shippensburg State
L 9–29[11]
November 19Towson State
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 3–105,800[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1983 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mountaineers on other end of upset, 24–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "U. Va whips Dukes". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Dukes win home opener, 44–35". The News Leader. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "James Madison crushes Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Del State rallies to beat JMU". The Morning News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W&M sacks Madison for third straight win". Daily Press. October 16, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Lafayette capitalizes on mistakes to win". The Morning Call. October 23, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Hens make time count in 26–23 win over JMU". The News Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Spiders lash JMU". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Shippensburg romps over James Madison". Sunday-The Daily News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "James Madison drops seventh straight". The News Leader. November 20, 1983. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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