1984 James Madison Dukes football team

The 1984 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their thirteenth year under head coach Challace McMillin, the team compiled an 6–5 record.^[1]

1984 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Challace McMillin (13th season)
Home stadium	Madison Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tennessee State			–					11	–	0	–	0
Eastern Washington			–					7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Southern			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Holy Cross			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Delaware			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Richmond ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
James Madison			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida A&M			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Richmond	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 12–43	11,800	[2]
September 8	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 3–32	16,419	[3]
September 15	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 38–28	6,500	[4]
September 22	at Liberty	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 52–43	4,921	[5]
September 29	William & Mary	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–20	8,300	[6]
October 6	No. 20 Delaware State	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 20–19		[7]
October 13	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 28–7	900	[8]
October 20	Northeastern	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 6–9	13,900	[9]
October 27	East Tennessee State	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 6–9	17,000	[10]
November 10	VMI	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 21–17		[11]
November 17	at Towson State	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 24–14	3,350	[12]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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