1993 James Madison Dukes football team

The 1993 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference. In their third year under head coach Rip Scherer, the team compiled a 6–5 record.^[1]

1993 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Record	6–5 (4–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Rip Scherer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Lock Haven*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 55–3	10,000	^[2]
September 11	Richmond	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 13–20	10,000	^[3]
September 18	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 34–45	4,342	^[4]
September 25	Jacksonville State*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 35–14		^[5]
October 2	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 10–33	14,207	^[6]
October 9	No. 2 Delaware	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 42–38	11,000	^[7]
October 16	New Hampshire	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 45–21	13,000	^[8]
October 30	at No. 13 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 26–31	11,698	^[9]
November 6	at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 52–21	2,100	^[10]
November 13	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 42–3	4,616	^[11]
November 20	No. 6 Boston University	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 21–24		^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1993 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
2. "James Madison clobbers Lock Haven, 55–3". Centre Daily Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Late UR score dooms JMU". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Big plays drop JSU". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UMass right at home". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "JMU upsets defenseless Hens". The News Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "JMU 45, New Hamp. 21". Daily Press. October 17, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tribe tops JMU, gets revenge". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "James Madison puts NU behind the 8-ball". The Boston Globe. November 7, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Madison crushes Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "BU is a perfect 11". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.