2000 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2000 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In their second year under head coach Mickey Matthews, the team compiled a 6–5 record.^[1]

2000 James Madison Dukes football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Mickey Matthews (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bridgeforth Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Delaware +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Richmond +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
UMass		5	–	3					7	–	4
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Northeastern		1	–	7					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Lock Haven*	No. 18	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 72–0	11,000[2]	[3]
September 9	Liberty*	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 38–7	10,000[4]	[5]
September 16	at South Florida*	No. 10	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	L 7–26	23,002	[6]
September 30	No. 23 New Hampshire	No. 16	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 24–13	10,000[7]	[8]
October 7	No. 12 Villanova	No. 13	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 57–23	13,002	[9]
October 14	at Rhode Island	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 6–7	4,914	[10]
October 21	William & Mary	No. 16	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 28–14	10,500	[11]
October 28	at No. 2 Delaware	No. 15	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 14–33	22,009	[12]
November 4	Maine	No. 19	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 22–7	14,000[13]	[14]
November 11	at No. 11 Richmond	No. 17	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (Rivalry)	L 2–21	13,750	[15]
November 18	at Northeastern	No. 23	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 30–34	2,228	[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game