XX 2013 JMUXX FOOTBALL xx James Madison What’s Inside Dukes Today’s Game Info ............. 2-3 Team Statistics .................. 4 vs. University ...................... 7 President ....................... 8 Albany Head Coach .................. 12-13 Great Danes Assistant Coaches ....... 14, 16-17, 19 Support Staff . 21 Saturday, October 5, 2012 ~~ 1:30 p.m. Academics ...................... 22 Sports Medicine .................. 25 Strength & Conditioning .......... 27 2013 Dukes .............. 29-30, 32 JMU/nTelos Sports Network ....... 35 CAA Update ..................... 38 Game Rosters, Depth Charts ... 39-42 Seniors Q&A .................... 43 Women’s Soccer Into CAA Action ... 44 Stadium Information .............. 45 Athletics Director ............... 46 Athletics Staff .................. 49 Athletic Affiliations ............... 52 JMU Duke Club ............ 54-57, 59 Athletics Information Services .... 56 44 78 Wheel Club .................... 56 Marching Royal Dukes ........... 60 Bridgeforth Stadium/ Zane Showker Field ........... 61 Plecker Performance Center ....... 62 Key Football Dates .............. 65 2004 National Title ............... 67 JMU Football Hall of Fame ...... 68-69 JMU Hall Of Fame ............ 71-72 Athletic Facilities .............. .74-75 JMU & Opponent Results .......... 77 Swim & Dive’s New Leader ........ 78 79 Field Hockey Checks In ............ 79 Upcoming JMU Sports Dates ....... 80 Local Advertisers’ Index Allstate . 9 JMU Bookstore . .11 Rockingham Group . .11 Chili’s . .18 JMU College of Business . .26 Signs USA . .23 Coca-Cola . Inside Front Cover JMU Dining Services . Inside Back Cover Southview Apartments . .63 Daniel’s . .28 JMU Graduate School . .47 Downtown Dining Alliance . 36 JMU Madison Collaborative . .48 Spotswood Country Club . .36 Duke Club . .53 JMU Puppy Pound . 63 Steven Toyota . .70 Early Cycle Center . .28 Merchants for Madison . .24, 66 University of Virginia Health System . .10 Farm Bureau Insurance . Back Cover Mickey Matthews Show . 13 Virginia Business Systems . 28 Foxhill Townhomes . .6 nTelos Wireless . .35 JMU Alumni Association . .5 O’Neill’s Grill . .23 Virginia Pork Board . .72 JMU Athletics Social Media . .33, 58 RMH Orthopedics . .50 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame . 76 2013 JMU Football Program - 1 TODAY’S XXGAME INFO XX xx Returning Home For A Pair In CAA Play: James Madison will play host to CAA-new- comer Albany today for a Family Weekend tilt. Following today’s game, the Dukes will host the Richmond Spiders next weekend for a nationally-televised tilt on NBC Sports Network. These two games will wrap up a stretch where the Dukes will have played five of their first seven regular-season games at home. Game Facts The Coaches: James Madison Head Coach Mickey Matthews (West Texas State, ‘76) Series: First Meeting is in his 15th season at JMU and as a head coach overall with a 106-67 record. Stadium (Capacity/Surface): Albany Head Coach Bob Ford (Springfield College, ’59) is in his 41st year of coaching Bridgeforth Stadium (24,877/FieldTurf) the Great Danes, with an impressive 256-163 mark, and 45th season overall, sporting Radio Coverage: WSVA 550AM (Harrisonburg) a 265-184-1 record. Ford announced prior to the season that he is retiring and this is Flagship; WGH 1310AM (Hampton Roads), FOX his last year coaching the Great Danes. 910AM (Roanoke), WREJ 1540AM (Richmond), ESPN 94.1 FM (Hampton Roads - Selected Broadcasts) History With Albany: This is the first time that the Dukes and Great Danes have met Radio Announcers: Mike Schikman (Play-by- on the football field. Albany has joined the Colonial Athletic Association this season Play), Clint Estes (Color) from the Northeast Conference, where they were the defending champions. This is one Video Stream: MadiZONE of two CAA newcomers that Madison will host at Bridgeforth Stadium this season, as Announcers: Curt Dudley (Play-by-Play), Hous- Stony Brook will also come to Harrisonburg on Nov. 16 for Senior Day. ton Stutz (Analyst) Albany Information Home Is Where the Heart (And the Victories) Are: The Dukes are tough to beat at Location ....................................... Albany, N.Y. Bridgeforth Stadium under Head Coach Mickey Matthews. In his 14-plus years at the helm, Nickname .................................... Great Danes Matthews has led his squad to a solid 66-20 (.767) record in Harrisonburg. What makes Enrollment .............................................13,100 that more impressive is that eight of the losses occurred during a two-year span (2001- Colors ...................................Purple and Gold 02) when the Dukes had a combined overall record of 7-16 (JMU was 2-9 in 2001 and 5-7 President .......................... Dr. Robert J. Jones in 2002). Last year, JMU was 5-1 at home, its 10th-straight .500 or better season at home. Athletics Director ..................Dr. Lee McElroy Stadium ...................................Bob Ford Field Last 10 Years Versus the CAA: For the last nine-plus seasons starting in 2004, James ................................(8,500/Artificial Turf) Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Association Madison has been among the top CAA teams. During that time span, the Dukes have put together a 50-23 conference mark and trail New Hampshire by a game and a half. Team Information Overall JMU is 79-36 in that span, surpassed only by New Hampshire’s 82-35 mark. Ad- JAMES MADISON ditionally, Madison is the only school in this group to have at least a .500 overall record Head Coach: in each year since 2003. Mickey Matthews (West Texas St., ’76) CAA Records 2004-Pres. Conf. Overall at James Madison: 106-67 (15th year) New Hampshire 51-21 82-35 Overall: Same James Madison 50-23 79-36 Internet Site: www.JMUSports.com Richmond 42-31 72-44 ALBANY Villanova 42-31 68-45 Head Coach: Delaware 38-35 69-46 Bob Ford (Springfield College, ‘59) Maine 37-36 55-53 at Albany: 256-163 (41st year) William & Mary 35-38 59-51 Overall: 265-184-1 (45th year) Towson 24-49 46-60 Internet Site: www.ualbanysports.com Rhode Island 16-59 29-56 NOTE: During this time period until the 2010 season, CAA teams each season played five other teams in Tale of the Tape their division and three of the six teams in the other division for an eight-game league slate. With the drop- JMU UA ping of football by two CAA schools prior to 2010, the league eliminated the divisions and are one unified 3-2 (0-1) Record (League) 1-4 (0-1) standings. After the 2011 season, Massachusetts moved up to the FBS level. Spread Primary Offense Multiple 4-3 Primary Defense 4-3 Ranking High In the Opening Weekends of Play: JMU finds itself among the leaders in 30.2 Scoring Offense 20.2 the nation in various statistical categories in the opening weeks of the play. Defensively, 21.0 Scoring Defense 34.8 Madison ranks 14th in total defense at 292.2 yards per game, 15th in rushing defense 226.2 Rushing Offense 170.6 at 106.8 yards per game ,12th in sacks at 3.50 a contest, 25th in scoring defense at 21.0 212.6 Passing Offense 219.4 points per game and tied for 26th in red-zone defense at 71.4 percent. Offensively, the 106.8 Rush Defense 184.4 Dukes’ average of 226.2 rushing yards per game is 20th, while the 438.00 total yards 185.4 Pass Defense 255.6 ranks 33rd among FCS teams. 2013 JMU Football Program - 2 XX TODAY’S XXGAME INFO xx Individually, redshirt-senior Dae’Quan Scott is second in the Scott Chewing Up Ground: Redshirt-senior running back CAA and is 10th nationally in rushing per game at 128.8 yards Dae’Quan Scott continues to eat up yardage for the Dukes in per game. He is also 12th in all-purpose yards at 158.00 and 19th his career. Scott has been a workhorse for JMU this season, post- in scoring at 9.6 points per game. Redshirt-senior linebacker ing 100-yard rushing games in each of the first four contests, Stephon Robertson is also first in the CAA and sixth nationally giving him 16 for his career. Scott surged up the JMU career at 12.2 tackles a contest. rushing charts to third with 2,936 yards, now trailing Rodney Landers (2005-08) in second at 3,477 yards. Former NFL player Putting Points on the Board Early: James Madison got off and JMU Hall of Famer Warren Marshall (1982-86) holds the to solid starts in four of its first five games this year. In those all-time rushing lead at JMU with 4,168 yards. games, the Dukes punched the ball into the end zone on their Scott also recently surpassed Marshall for the career touch- first possession and all with lengthy drives. Against Central Con- down lead with his 35th score against Saint Francis, a mark that necticut State, JMU went 75 yards in nine plays for the score, now stands at 37. He also ranks second at JMU in career scoring while at Akron, it took 14 plays to go 75 yards for the game’s with 228 points, just three behind all-time leader David Rabil first tally. However against Saint Francis Sept. 14, the Dukes (2003-06) at 231 points. In addition, the Staunton, Va., native is did not find the end zone until the third quarter, eventually currently tied for fourth in career rushing touchdowns at JMU coming away with a 24-20 victory. In the win over Charlotte, with 29. JMU used its first possession to go 76 yards in 12 plays, capped Among the current FCS active career leaders, Scott is sixth off by redshirt-senior running backDae’Quan Scott’s 9-yard in rushes (569), eighth in yards (2,936), tied for seventh in total touchdown run. Most recently, the Dukes converted Stephon touchdowns (38), tied for eighth in rushing touchdowns (29) Robertson’s interception for a field goal at Delaware. and 14th in gain per rush (5.2 ypr) and 17th in points per game (6.0).