2004 James Madison Dukes football team

The 2004 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 32nd season of Dukes football. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 2004 team came off of a 6–6 record the previous season. JMU finished the season 13–2 with a record of 7–1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play en route to the program's first NCAA Division I-AA national championship.

2004 James Madison Dukes football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
A-10 South Division co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record13–2 (7–1 A–10)
Head coach
  • Mickey Matthews (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Barlow (1st season)
Home stadiumBridgeforth Stadium
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^  6 2   11 3  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Northeastern  4 4   5 6  
Hofstra  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^  7 1   13 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^  7 1   11 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^  7 1   9 4  
Villanova  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  2 6   3 8  
Towson  0 8   3 8  
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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