HARRISONBURG, Va. \u2013 Fans will get their first look at the 2026 James Madison football program on Saturday, April 25 for the annual Spring Game, presented by Dukes Mayo.
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\nKickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Bridgeforth Stadium and both admission and parking are free.
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\nFans are encouraged to enter through either Gate A or Gate B, which opens at 1 p.m. General parking opens at 10 a.m. in the Champions Deck and tailgating opens at that same time in Lots C5 (formerly F Lot), P and G.
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\nJMU’s clear-bag policy will be in effect at both gates. While walkthrough metal detectors will not be in place, all bags will be checked. Concessions and alcohol sales will be available on the lower concourse, nearest Gate A until the conclusion of the third quarter.
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\nFans attending can stop by the marketing table to pick up a keychain from Duke’s Mayo, the presenting sponsor of the Spring Game. Additionally, the first 1,000 fans will receive a Year of JMU Football rally towel, courtesy of Door Gorilla.
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\nWith the possibility of inclement weather, umbrellas will be allowed inside Bridgeforth Stadium, but please respect your fellow Dukes fans by not opening in the stands to block their view of the game.
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\nMembers of the JMU Athletics Ticket Office will be on hand at the Guest Services Booth on the lower concourse to answer questions related to 2026 season ticket sales, as well as premium areas such as the APC Suites and East Side Premium. The 2026 football season ticket renewal, Entry Process and Duke Club Priority Point Deadline is May 15.
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\nFans not able to attend the game can listen to all the action with Dave Riggert on the Morris Insurance & Financial JMU Radio Network, with pregame beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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\nGame Format<\/p>\n
\n\tTwo separate teams decided by coaching staff \u2013 Team Purple & Team Gold
\n\tFour 15-minute quarters with running clock
\n\t20-minute halftime
\n\tNormal game scoring (touchdown, field goal\/PAT, two-point conversion, defensive touchdown)
\n\tAll offensive\/defensive situations are considered live, except for the quarterbacks
\n\tOne team will begin the game with a 3-0 lead, based on result of a compete period from Thursday’s practice
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\nSpring Game Timeline<\/p>\n
\n\t10 a.m. \u2013 Tailgate Lots Open (C5, P and G), General Parking Opens in Champions Deck
\n\t1 p.m. \u2013 Stadium Gates Open (A and B) \u2013 clear-bag policy in effect
\n\t1:40 p.m. \u2013 Marching Royal Dukes Perform (Stand Band) in North Endzone
\n\t1:55 p.m. \u2013 Both teams enter the field
\n\t1:57 p.m. \u2013 Coin Toss
\n\t2:00 p.m. \u2013 Kickoff
\n\tHalftime \u2013 Football Awards Ceremony
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Postgame \u2013 Alma Mater in North Endzone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRISONBURG, Va. \u2013 Fans will get their first look at the 2026 James Madison football program on Saturday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7],"class_list":{"0":"post-872191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116450438941715860","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}