Delaware–James Madison football rivalry

Delaware–James Madison football rivalry
	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens James Madison Dukes
Sport	College football
First meeting	October 29, 1983; Delaware, 26–23
Latest meeting	October 23, 2021; James Madison, 22–10
Statistics
Meetings total	27
All-time series	Delaware leads, 14–13
Largest victory	James Madison, 41–7 (2008)
Longest win streak	Delaware, 4 (1995–1998); James Madison, 5 (2015–present)
Current win streak	James Madison, 5 (2015–present)

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Locations of Delaware and James Madison

The rivalry^[1] between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the James Madison Dukes is a now-dormant matchup between two similarly sized schools. The rivalry became an annual affair in 1993, when the Dukes joined the football-only Yankee Conference. In 1997, the Yankee Conference was absorbed by the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), with the rivalry continuing in that league through the 2006 season, after which the multi-sports conference now known as the Coastal Athletic Association took over A-10 football, creating the technically separate entity of CAA Football to govern that sport. The two remained conference rivals through the 2021 season, although the annual rivalry ended after the 2017 season due to changes in the CAA Football scheduling format. During this period, the teams have combined for three National Championships (Delaware in 2003; James Madison in 2004 and 2016), four National Runners-up (Delaware in 2007 and 2010; James Madison in 2017 and 2019), and 14 Conference Championships (Delaware in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2010, and 2020 and James Madison in 1999, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019).

On November 6, 2021, it was announced that the James Madison football program had accepted an invitation to move up to the FBS Subdivision and would join the Sun Belt Conference prior to the 2022 football season.^[2]

On November 27, 2023, it was announced that the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football program also had accepted an invitation to move up to the FBS Subdivision and would join the Conference USA prior to the 2025 football season, and although they are in different conferences, it is possible that the rivalry could be resumed, since both will once again be in the same subdivision.^[3]

Game results

Delaware victories	James Madison victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 29, 1983	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	26–23
2	September 8, 1984	Newark, DE	Delaware	32–3
3	November 30, 1991	Newark, DE	James Madison	42–35^2OT
4	October 9, 1993	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	42–38
5	October 8, 1994	Newark, DE	James Madison	30–10
6	October 21, 1995	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	48–19
7	October 26, 1996	Newark, DE	Delaware	27–13
8	October 18, 1997	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	49–27
9	November 21, 1998	Newark, DE	Delaware	28–14
10	September 25, 1999	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	21–7
11	October 28, 2000	Newark, DE	Delaware	33–14
12	November 3, 2001	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	28–3
13	October 12, 2002	Newark, DE	Delaware	23–10
14	November 6, 2004	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	20–13

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
15	October 22, 2005	Newark, DE	Delaware	34–28
16	November 4, 2006	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	44–24
17	November 3, 2007	Newark, DE	Delaware	37–34
18	November 1, 2008	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	41–7
19	October 31, 2009	Newark, DE	James Madison	20–8
20	October 2, 2010	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	13–10
21	September 28, 2013	Newark, DE	Delaware	29–22
22	September 27, 2014	Harrisonburg, VA	Delaware	30–23^OT
23	November 14, 2015	Newark, DE	James Madison	24–21
24	October 1, 2016	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	43–20
25	September 30, 2017	Newark, DE	James Madison	20–10
26	November 24, 2018	Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison	20–6
27	October 23, 2021	Newark, DE	James Madison	22–10
Series: Delaware leads 14–13

References

↑ Tresolini, Kevin (September 21, 2013). "Blue Hens-Seahawks Quick Hits". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. Retrieved September 23, 2013. James Madison, traditionally one of Delaware's primary league rivals, visits for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
↑ "James Madison to Compete in the Sun Belt Conference Beginning Fall 2022". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
↑ "Delaware joins Conference USA as part of FBS move". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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[1] Tresolini, Kevin (September 21, 2013). "Blue Hens-Seahawks Quick Hits". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. Retrieved September 23, 2013. James Madison, traditionally one of Delaware's primary league rivals, visits for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

[2] "James Madison to Compete in the Sun Belt Conference Beginning Fall 2022". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[3] "Delaware joins Conference USA as part of FBS move". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-12-17.

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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Venues	Frazer Field (1913–1946) Wilmington Park (1940–1952) Delaware Stadium (1952–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 1974 Grantland Rice Bowl Delaware State: Route 1 Rivalry James Madison Lehigh Villanova: Battle of the Blue West Chester William & Mary
Culture & lore	YoUDee "The Delaware Fight Song" Marching Band Winged football helmet
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

James Madison Dukes football
Venues	Bridgeforth Stadium (1975–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2023 Armed Forces Bowl Delaware Old Dominion Richmond William & Mary
Culture & lore	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes "JMU Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

Game results

See also

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