1985 James Madison Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumJMU Stadium
Seasons
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1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –   13 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Richmond   –   8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 1
Florida A&M   –   4 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their first year under head coach Joe Purzycki, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at East Tennessee State
W 14–9[2]
September 14Morehead State
W 35–1411,700[3]
September 21Liberty
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
L 3–9[4]
September 28at No. 7 William & Mary
L 14–3112,200[5]
October 5vs. Richmond
L 15–3117,000[6]
October 12at Lafayette
L 13–2010,500[7]
October 19at Appalachian State
L 0–3614,007[8]
October 26Davidson
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 28–014,000[9]
November 2No. 7 Georgia Southern
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 21–65,000[10]
November 9at VMI
L 7–145,900[11]
November 23Towson State
  • JMU Stadium
  • Harrisonburg, VA
W 13–09,000[12]

References

  1. ^ "1985 JMU football schedule". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mistakes costly in Bucs' opener". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morehead suffers 2nd loss". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Liberty upsets James Madison, 9–3". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Yagiello kayos Dukes". Daily Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bleier blase about records". Daily Press. October 6, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Leopards prove to be confident". The Morning Call. October 13, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers cash in on errors to shut out James Madison". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "James Madison shuts out Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "James Madison Dukes upend Georgia Southern, 21–6". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Comer fires Keydets over Madison, 14–7". Daily Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "JMU stops punchless Towson, 13–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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