James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry
The James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry[1] between the James Madison Dukes and the William & Mary Tribe is a match-up between two public universities, James Madison University and the College of William and Mary, in the state of Virginia as well as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The football series began in 1978 and has been played a total of 41 times as of 2019.
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 14, 1978 William & Mary, 32–7 |
Latest meeting | October 19, 2019 James Madison, 38–10 |
Next meeting | March 13, 2021 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 42 |
All-time series | James Madison leads, 25–17 |
Largest victory | James Madison, 51–0 (2018) |
Longest win streak | James Madison, 5 (2004–2008) |
Current win streak | James Madison, 4 (2016–present) |
Locations of James Madison and William & Mary |
History
Previously, the game has been a divisional game in the CAA South, and conference game in the Yankee Conference and Atlantic 10 beginning with the Dukes entry in 1993. During this period, the teams have combined for two national championships (JMU in 2004 and 2016) and eleven conference championships (JMU in 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017; W&M in 1996, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015). All of James Madison's home games have been hosted at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia while William & Mary has hosted its contests at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia; as of 2019, no games have been played on a neutral field.
The most recent game was played on October 19, 2019 with James Madison defeating William & Mary, 38–10.
Game results
James Madison victories | William & Mary victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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1 | October 14, 1978 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 32–7 | ||||
2 | October 6, 1979 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 33–0 | ||||
3 | October 31, 1981 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 31–19 | ||||
4 | October 23, 1982 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 24–18 | ||||
5 | October 15, 1983 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 24–21 | ||||
6 | September 29, 1984 | Harrisonburg, VA | William & Mary | 20–10 | ||||
7 | September 28, 1985 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 31–14 | ||||
8 | October 25, 1986 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 42–33 | ||||
9 | October 24, 1987 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 28–22 | ||||
10 | September 24, 1988 | Harrisonburg, VA | William & Mary | 10–3 | ||||
11 | November 11, 1989 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 24–21 | ||||
12 | November 10, 1990 | Harrisonburg, VA | William & Mary | 31–21 | ||||
13 | September 28, 1991 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 29–28 | ||||
14 | October 31, 1992 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 21–14 | ||||
15 | October 30, 1993 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 31–26 | ||||
16 | October 22, 1994 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 33–7 | ||||
17 | September 9, 1995 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 24–17 | ||||
18 | October 12, 1996 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 26–21 | ||||
19 | October 11, 1997 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 38–25 | ||||
20 | October 17, 1998 | Harrisonburg, VA | William & Mary | 24–12 | ||||
21 | October 16, 1999 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 30–20 | ||||
22 | October 21, 2000 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 28–14 | ||||
23 | November 10, 2001 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 17–10 | ||||
24 | November 16, 2002 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 34–31OT | ||||
25 | October 18, 2003 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 24–17 | ||||
26 | November 13, 2004 | Harrisonburg, VA | William & Mary | 27–24 | ||||
27 | December 10, 2004 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 48–34 | ||||
28 | November 5, 2005 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 30–29 | ||||
29 | October 21, 2006 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 31–17 | ||||
30 | November 10, 2007 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 55–34 | ||||
31 | November 15, 2008 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 48–24 | ||||
32 | October 24, 2009 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 24–3 | ||||
33 | November 13, 2010 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 30–24 | ||||
34 | September 24, 2011 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 20–14 | ||||
35 | October 13, 2012 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 27–262OT | ||||
36 | October 26, 2013 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 17–7 | ||||
37 | November 1, 2014 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 31–24 | ||||
38 | October 31, 2015 | Williamsburg, VA | William & Mary | 44–41 | ||||
39 | October 8, 2016 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 31–24 | ||||
40 | October 21, 2017 | Williamsburg, VA | James Madison | 46–14 | ||||
41 | September 22, 2018 | Harrisonburg, VA | James Madison | 51–0 | ||||
42 | March 13, 2021 | Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
43 | March 27, 2021 | Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
Series: James Madison leads 24–17 |
References
- "No. 16/19 Football Heads to William & Mary For Rivalry Tilt, Oct. 23". JMU Sports. JMUSports.com. October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.