James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

The James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry between the James Madison Dukes and the William & Mary Tribe is a dormant rivalry between two public universities, James Madison University and the College of William and Mary, in the state of Virginia. The two schools were members of the Colonial Athletic Association until 2022, when James Madison departed for the Sun Belt Conference. The football series began in 1978 and has been played a total of 44 times as of 2021.

James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

James Madison Dukes William & Mary Tribe
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 14, 1978 William & Mary, 32–7
Latest meeting	November 13, 2021 James Madison, 32–22
Statistics
Meetings total	44
All-time series	James Madison leads, 27–17
Largest victory	James Madison, 51–0 (2018)
Longest win streak	James Madison, 6 (2016–present)
Current win streak	James Madison, 6 (2016–present)

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Locations of James Madison and William & Mary

History

Previously, the game was 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 2024, no games have been played on a neutral field.

The most recent game was played on November 13, 2021, with James Madison defeating William & Mary, 32–22.

The rivalry is currently on hiatus after James Madison elevated its program to Division I FBS ahead of the 2022 season, joining the Sun Belt Conference.

Game results

James Madison victories

William & Mary victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	October 19, 2019	Williamsburg, VA	James Madison	38–10
43	March 27, 2021	Williamsburg, VA	James Madison	38–10
44	November 13, 2021	Williamsburg, VA	James Madison	32–22
Series: James Madison leads 27–17

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games