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Athletics

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Athletic Association
  • NAA
  • NCAA
Athletic Division NCAA Division I-AA
Athletic Conferences Football: Colonial Athletic Association
Basketball: Colonial Athletic Association
School Colors Purple and gold
School Nickname Duke Dog
Men Playing Varsity Sports 217 - 3%
Women Playing Varsity Sports 248 - 3%
Students Receiving Athletic Financial Aid Football: 82
Basketball: 28
Baseball: 30
Cross Country/Track: 37
Other Sports: 116
Graduation Rates of Athletic Financial Aid Recipients Football: 70%
Basketball: 60%
Baseball: 33%
Cross Country/Track: 78%
Other Sports: 74%

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

JMU athletics aren't known worldwide for its talent and success. However, students agree that they can still have school spirit without a winning team. Homecoming at JMU is a riot and a source of plenty of purple and gold pride, even if the home football team may score more bruises than points. Older students take a bittersweet trip down memory lane, remembering the days when the football team was worth writing home about. Younger students, however, have developed a grudging fondness for their win-challenged Duke Dogs.

If you really need to root for a team that wins once in a while, follow water polo, archery, or one of the other surprisingly talented but less-mainstream teams at JMU. Or better yet, form your own team. JMU has the facilities, the manpower, and the fan base to create a largely popular and successful intramural infrastructure. So hop on the bandwagon. You could even give your soon-to-be-wildly-successful team a more ferocious name than the Duke Dogs. Maybe something large that clobbers or claws, instead of a small canine that runs around and growls.

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Athletics at James Madison University

kiraj

'15

Communication Sciences and Disorders

3.5
B

Fighting Obsesity

They just built an amazing new gym for the students and we have at least 2 big fields that are always open for pick up games. They really encourage us to be active and athletic, however most of the food we have easy access to is not healthy.

Jan 13, 2012

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Athletics at James Madison University

swimming247

'15

Occupational Therapy

5.0
A+

JMU Athletics Are the Best!

James Madison does an amazing job with their athletics. The varsity sports are good enough to attract students with talent but students who just want to have fun have plenty of opportunities through club and intramural sports. James Madison University has something for everyone.

Dec 30, 2011

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Athletics at James Madison University

JMadDuke

'12

Public Relations

5.0
A+

Southern Sports

JMU is a place that's underrated. Fraternities and sororities are all there on gamedays in their Saturday best ready to cheer on the fighting Dukes. The new stadium renovation and box seating has taken JMU athletics to a whole new level.

Basketball isn't that great, but they give you incentive to go to the games like free performances and free t-shirts.

Intramurals are huge and there is just about anything you can think of.

Dec 27, 2011

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How popular are varsity sports on campus?

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How would you describe the athletic facilities?

Facts

Men's Varsity Sports
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
Women's Varsity Sports
  • Basketball
  • Field hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming and diving
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
Intramurals
  • Basketball
  • Dodgeball
  • Field hockey
  • Flag football
  • Floor hockey
  • Inner tube water polo
  • Racquetball
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Street hockey
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Whiffleball
Club Sports
  • Archery
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bhangra
  • Boarderline
  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Caving
  • Cheerleading
  • Crew
  • Cross country
  • Cycling
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Field hockey
  • Gymnastics
  • Ice hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Madison dance
  • Paintball
  • Roller hockey
  • Rugby
  • Skiing
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Swing dance
  • Table tennis
  • Tae Kwon Do
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Triathalon
  • Ultimate Frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Wrestling
Athletic Fields & Facilities
  • Bridgeforth Stadium
  • Convocation Center
  • Godwin Hall
  • Marilyn Crawford Fitness Center in Godwin
  • The Robert & Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center
  • UREC

Most Popular Sports

Aside from the usual basketball, football, and soccer, the rugby and intramural teams are popular to watch or participate in.

Most Overlooked Teams

Archery and water polo

School Spirit

Plenty of students boast T-shirts reading, “I Bleed Purple,” “JMU Dukes,” or “Madison.” These paraphernalia signify that, although JMU's football team may not always win and its status will never be akin to that of Yale or Harvard, JMU students are proud to be Madison students. Walking on campus, you can feel that students are proud to be one of nearly 15,000 who call JMU home. Turnout at football games, regardless of the scores, is impressive; clubs and organizations are added to the roster every year, in addition to countless more intramural teams. Students come to mingle and to socialize. Madison is a friendly school where students are involved in their campus and community. Whether it is politically, musically, journalistically, athletically, or socially, the bottom line is that JMU kids want to be associated with their University. Each year, competition for admission to James Madison University becomes more intense and more competitive because the school radiates a positive energy that is hard to ignore.

Getting Tickets

Hop over to the Athletic Ticket Office to snag tickets for your favorite JMU sports. The ticket office is located in the D entrance of the JMU Convocation Center and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Worry, but not too much, about getting tickets for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, or soccer. Admission to all other home sporting events is free for students.

Best Place to Take a Walk

The Arboretum

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