[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 63 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 63

  Congratulating the James Madison University Dukes football team for 
   their outstanding and historic victory in the National Collegiate 
         Athletic Association Division I-AA Championship Game.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2005

   Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
 Cantor, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Jo Ann 
 Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Forbes) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                     on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Congratulating the James Madison University Dukes football team for 
   their outstanding and historic victory in the National Collegiate 
         Athletic Association Division I-AA Championship Game.

Whereas, on December 17, 2004, the James Madison University Dukes football team 
        (``Dukes'') won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (``NCAA'') 
        Division I-AA Football Championship Game;
Whereas the Dukes defeated the University of Montana, with a final score of 31-
        21, before 16,771 fans and a national television audience in the 
        Division I-AA Championship Game at Finley Stadium, University of 
        Tennessee-Chattanooga;
Whereas the Dukes' victory resulted in James Madison University's first national 
        championship in a team sport since the 1994 Women's Field Hockey NCAA 
        Championship;
Whereas the Dukes defeated Lehigh, Furman, and the College of William and Mary 
        to advance and win the 2004 National Championship and become the first 
        team to win four straight road games in Division I-AA postseason 
        history; and
Whereas at James Madison University, President Dr. Linwood Rose, Athletic 
        Director Jeff Bourne, Head Coach Mickey Matthews, Offensive Coordinator 
        Jeff Durden, and Defensive Coordinator George Barlow collectively led 
        the Dukes to a record victory: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
James Madison University Dukes football team for their outstanding and 
historic victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
Division I-AA Championship Game.
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