Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Austin Peay | | L 6–10 | 7,500 | [1] |
September 8 | at East Tennessee State | | L 0–31 | 7,383 | [2] |
September 15 | at Towson State | | L 8–18 | 3,825 | [3] |
September 22 | Hampden–Sydney | - Madison Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 17–0 | 7,500 | [4] |
September 29 | at Dayton | | L 15–35 | 8,201 | [5] |
October 6 | at William & Mary | | L 0–33 | 12,000 | [6] |
October 13 | at Virginia | | L 9–69 | 18,447 | [7] |
October 27 | Randolph–Macon | - Madison Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 54–0 | 10,000 | [8] |
November 3 | at Shippensburg | | W 10–7 | 5,700 | [9] |
November 10 | Morehead State | - Madison Stadium
- Harrisonburg, VA
| W 16–3 | 4,800 | [10] |
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- ^ "Austin Peay 10, James Madison 6". The Lexington Herald. September 2, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buccaneers blank James Madison in opener, 31–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Towson tops James Madison, 18–8". The Baltimore Sun. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Madison wins, ends skid". Daily Press. September 23, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton uses big plays to tip Madison, 35–15". Dayton Daily News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians best Madison 33–0". The Roanoke Times & World News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs trample Madison, 69–9". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets stomped by Dukes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU halts Raiders". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead falls 16–3 to Madison". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (James Madison)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "1979 Football Schedule". James Madison University Athletics.