James Madison Football Team History
James Madison Dukes
James Madison
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded: 1908 Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Challace McMillin Conference: Independent-
1978 Season Highlights
Challace McMillin enters his 7th season as Head Coach at James Madison.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Washington & Lee
49
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Towson
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Hampden-Sydney (VA)
21
16
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Mars Hill
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Salisbury State
9
13
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ William & Mary
7
32
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Frostburg State (MD)
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Randolph-Macon (VA)
21
10
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Shippensburg (PA)
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Emory & Henry
42
12
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 236
Scoring Average 23.6
Points Allowed 124
Defense Average 12.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.