1976_Madison_Dukes_football_team

1976 Madison Dukes football team

American college football season

The 1976 Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Madison College (now known as James Madison University) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as an independent. Led by fifth-year head coach Challace McMillin, the Dukes compiled a record of 7–4.^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Glenville State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 30–14		^[2]
September 11	at Emory and Henry	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 26–20		^[3]
September 18	Towson State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 28–26		^[4]
September 25	at Hampden–Sydney	Hundley Stadium Hampden Sydney, VA	L 14–21	9,000	^[5]
October 2	vs. Shepherd	Cobourn Field Martinsburg, WV (Civitan Bowl)	L 0–6		^[6]^[7]
October 9	California State (PA)	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 35–17		^[8]
October 16	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 17–12		^[9]
October 23	Frostburg State	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 44–7	10,000	^[10]
October 30	at Randolph–Macon	Day Field Ashland, VA	L 0–18	3,000	^[11]
November 6	at Salisbury State	Wicomico Stadium Salisbury, MD	W 38–36	2,000	^[12]
November 13	Shippensburg	Madison Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 17–21		^[13]

1976 Madison Dukes football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		11	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Akron ^		–		10	–	3	–	0
No. 7 UNLV ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^		–		8	–	3	–	1
Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	2	–	1
American International		–		6	–	3	–	0
Northern Colorado		–		6	–	3	–	0
Madison		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		6	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		6	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Lehigh		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		5	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll