1976 Madison Dukes football team

The 1976 Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Madison College (now known as James Madison University) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by fifth-year head coach Challace McMillin, the Dukes compiled a record of 7–4.^[1]

1976 Madison Dukes football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Challace McMillin (5th season)
Home stadium	Madison Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^			–					11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	2	–	1
American International			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado			–					6	–	3	–	0
Madison			–					7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Glenville State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 30–14		^[2]
September 11	at Emory and Henry	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 26–20		^[3]
September 18	Towson State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 28–26		^[4]
September 25	at Hampden–Sydney	Hundley Stadium Hampden Sydney, VA	L 14–21	9,000	^[5]
October 2	vs. Shepherd	Cobourn Field Martinsburg, WV (Civitan Bowl)	L 0–6		^[6]^[7]
October 9	California State (PA)	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 35–17		^[8]
October 16	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 17–12		^[9]
October 23	Frostburg State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 44–7	10,000	^[10]
October 30	at Randolph–Macon	Day Field Ashland, VA	L 0–18	3,000	^[11]
November 6	at Salisbury State	Wicomico Stadium Salisbury, MD	W 38–36	2,000	^[12]
November 13	Shippensburg	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 17–21		^[13]

References

1. "1976 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
2. "Madison 30, Glenville 14". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 5, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Madison 26, Emory & Henry 20". Kingsport Times-News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Madison repulses Towson". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Madison falls 21–14, H–S goes 4–0". Daily Press. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Madison, Shepherd lock horns". The Morning Herald. October 2, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Madison loses to Shepherd". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Stith paces Madison". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Dukes trip Davidson". The Daily News Leader. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Stith, Slayton maul Bobcats". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Randolph–Macon topples Madison". Daily Press. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sea Gulls drops heartbreaker as conversion fails". The Daily Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Madison beaten 21–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.