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JJMUSMUSPPORTSORTS.CCOMOM Opening Conference Action: The 10/22/05 Away L 28-34 Game Facts James Madison football squad continues 11/4/06 Home W 44-24 Delaware leads 11-8 its 2010 season by opening Colonial 11/3/07 Away L 34-37 (Last Meeting: 10/31/09 - JMU 20, at UD 8) Athletic Association action by hosting 11/1/08 Home W 41-7 Stadium (Capacity/Surface): the Delaware Blue Hens this afternoon. 10/31/09 Away W 20-8 Bridgeforth Stadium (15,694/FieldTurf) This is the third of six home games on Totals 448-507 Television: Comcast Sports Net - Jon Gurevitch (Play the season for the Dukes. by Play), Bill Osborn (Analyst) Starting Out 3-0: This season marks Radio Coverage: WSVA 550AM (Harrisonburg) Flag- ship; WGH 1310AM (Hampton Roads), FOX 910AM The Coaches: James Madison Head the fi rst time under Head Coach Mickey (Roanoke), WREJ 1540AM (Richmond), ESPN 94.1 FM Coach Mickey Matthews (West Texas Matthews that the Dukes have started (Hampton Roads - Selected Broadcasts) State, ‘76) is in his 12th season at JMU the season 3-0. His previous best starts Radio Announcers: Mike Schikman (Play-by-Play), and as a head coach overall with a 85- were 2-0 with both ending at the hands Clint Estes (Color) 51 record. of FBS opponents. In 2004, JMU was Delaware Head Coach K.C. Keeler 2-0 before a 45-10 loss at West Virginia. Team Information (Delaware, ’81) is in his ninth season as Madison was also 2-0 in 2000 before a head coach of the Blue Hens, sporting 26-7 defeat at South Florida. This year, JAMES MADISON Head Coach: Mickey Matthews (West Texas St., ’76) a 66-39 record, while having a 154-60-1 the Dukes already have a win at then-FBS at James Madison: 85-51(12th year) record in his 17th year as a head coach No. 13 Virginia Tech. Overall: Same overall. The last time JMU started the season SID: John A. Martin ([email protected]) 3-0 was in 1996 under Alex Wood, when Offi ce Phone: 540-568-6154 History With Delaware: Today’s contest the team fi nished 7-4. However, that Offi ce Fax: 540-568-3703 is the 20th meeting in the history between squad did not play a FBS opponent during Internet Site: www.JMUSports.com the Dukes and Blue Hens, with Delaware the season.That was the only time in the holding an 11-8 advantage. However, program’s I-AA/FCS history that the Dukes DELAWARE Madison has had its best success at started a season 3-0. Head Coach: K.C. Keeler (Delaware, ‘81) Bridgeforth Stadium, winning fi ve of the Before that, there were two seasons at Delaware: 66-39 (Ninth year) nine meetings. JMU has also held the that Madison won at least its fi rst three Overall: 154-60-1 (17th year) advantage in recent years, winning the games. One was in 1978 when the team SID: Scott Selheimer ([email protected]) last two meetings and three of the last opened with four straight wins to start Offi ce Phone: 302-831-8007 four. Last year, the Dukes earned their fi rst the season and the other in 1976, winning Offi ce Fax: 302-831-8653 win at Delaware since 1994, snapping a three straight, both coming under Internet Site: www.bluehens.com six-game skid on the road in the series. Challace McMillin. DDelawareelaware Tale of the Tape Carrying the Momentum: After Delaware leads 11-8 JAMES MADISON DELAWARE (Home 5-4, Away 3-7) struggling in the early part of the season 3-0 (0-0) 2010 Record (CAA) 4-0 (1-0) Date Location W/L Score last year, the Dukes rallied late in the year Spread Primary Off ense Spread 10/29/83 Home L 23-26 and posted four straight wins to end the Eight-Man Front Primary Defense 4-3 9/8/84 Away L 3-32 season and carry that momentum into 26.3 Scoring Off ense 30.2 the 2010 campaign. Two of those four 8.7 Scoring Defense 5.5 11/30/91 Away W-2ot 42-35 wins were on the road against CAA-rivals 204.3 Rushing Off ense 271.0 10/9/93 Home W 42-38 129.3 Passing Off ense 155.2 10/8/94 Away W 30-10 UMass and Delaware with the others at 122.0 Rush Defense 80.5 10/21/95 Home L 19-48 home against Maine and Towson. JMU’s 137.3 Pass Defense 150.8 10/26/96 Away L 13-27 seven-game winning streak is now 10/18/97 Home L 27-49 the second longest in the nation, with Average Starter Height/Weight 11/21/98 Away L 14-28 Jacksonville State leading the nation with 6-4/278 Off . Line/Tight Ends 6-4/280 9/25/99 Home W 21-7 eight straight victories. The Dukes also 5-11/210 Off . Backs/Receivers 6-1/209 10/28/00 Away L 14-33 enter today's contest with a four-game 6-4/254 Defensive Line 6-2/263 11/3/01 Home L 3-28 CAA winning streak, having won the last 6-0/215 Linebackers 6-1/233 10/12/02 Away L 10-23 four conference meetings last season, 6-0/190 Defensive Backs 6-0/188 11/6/04 Home W 20-13 including one over Delaware. 2010 James Madison Football - Game 4 vs. Delaware - Page 2 2010 James Madison Football Schedule Defense During the Winning Streak: Madison's defense has been a huge part of (3-0, 0-0 CAA) the team's seven-game winning streak, dating back to the 2009 season. In those Day Date Opponent Rslt/Time seven contests, the defense has given up just 10.6 points per game overall and 9.7 Sat. Sept. 4 MOREHEAD STATE W, 48-7 to FCS opponents, with the most the 16 scored by then-FBS #13 Virginia Tech in the Sat. Sept. 11 at FBS #13 Virginia Tech (ESPN3) win three weeks ago. W, 21-16 Additionally the 2010 fi rst-team defense has given up only one touchdown this Sat. Sept. 25 LIBERTY W, 10-3 season, that on the opening drive at Virginia Tech. Since then, the group has given Sat. Oct. 2 DELAWARE* (TV) 12:05 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 at Towson* 7 p.m. up just four fi eld goals and no touchdowns in the following seven quarters. Sat. Oct. 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (TV) 3:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 at Villanova* 3:30 p.m. In the National Rankings: Not only are the Dukes ranked third in the latest national Sat. Oct. 30 MASSACHUSETTS (TV) 3:30 p.m. poll, but they are making their mark on the national statistical rankings. JMU leads Sat. Nov. 6 at Richmond* (TV) 3:30 p.m. the nation in net punting (41.82 yards per punt) and is tied for fi rst in fourth-down Sat. Nov. 13 WILLIAM AND MARY* 1:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 20 at Maine* 12 p.m. percentage defense (0%). Additionally, Madison is ranked in the top 20 in 11 other categories and top 10 in fi ve, including scoring defense (3rd, 8.67), passing effi ciency Football Coaching Staff (6th, 164.35), sacks allowed (8th, 0.67), total defense (9th, 259.33) and passing defense Head Coach: Mickey Matthews (10th, 137.33). (Complete chart of CAA and NCAA Rankings are is on page 18.) (West Texas State,'76) Record at JMU: 85-51 (12th Year) Overall Record: Same Football’s Cuff ee, Robertson Collect Player Of The Week Honors: For their roles in the 10-3 win over then-No. 21 Liberty, junior cornerback Taveion Cuff ee (Virginia Assistant Coaches: Beach, Va./First Colonial (Fork Union)) and redshirt freshman linebacker Stephon Jeff Durden Georgetown (Ky.), ’88 Robertson (Alexandria, Va./Edison) received honors from the Colonial Athletic Asst. HC/Off ensive Coordinator/QB Association. Cuff ee was honored as the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week while Kyle Gillenwater Bridgewater, ’86 Robertson was selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week. Robertson picked up his Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ulrick Edmonds JMU, ’01 second Rookie of the Week honor this season in three games played. Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Cuff ee logged CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week honors after Josh Haymore JMU, ’06 helping James Madison to a 10-3 win over Liberty Saturday. The junior blocked a Tight Ends 47-yard fi eld goal attempt which would have pulled the Flames to within one point Mark Hendricks Rowan, ’99 of James Madison early in the third quarter. The Dukes recovered and marched Cornerbacks/Free Safeties Maurice “Mo” Linguist Baylor, ’06 54 yards before notching a 22-yard fi eld goal for the fi nal score in the game, 10-3. Safeties Cuff ee also recorded an interception with two minutes left to play, giving James Chris Malone Virginia Tech, ’96 Madison the ball back to end the game. Defensively Cuff ee broke up a pass and Off ensive Line made a season-high seven tackles in the win.