[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E141]
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   INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION HONORING THE JAMES MADISION UNIVERSITY 
                             FOOTBALL TEAM

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                           HON. BOB GOODLATTE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2005

  Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce a resolution 
congratulating the James Madison University football team, the 
``Dukes'', for their outstanding and historic victory in the National 
Collegiate Athletic Association's Division One--Double-A Championship 
Game.
  James Madison University is located in Virginia's 6th congressional 
district, in Harrisonburg, VA. JMU is one of the nearly twenty colleges 
or universities in my congressional district. The school was 
established in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for 
Women, and remained a women's college until 1966.
  The school's name was officially changed to honor our Nation's fourth 
president, one of eight Virginia presidents, James Madison, in 1977.
  JMU is currently home to more than 15,000 students and more than 
2,000 faculty members. In addition, the JMU athletic program has more 
than 500 student athletes who compete in eleven men's and thirteen 
women's sports.
  Mr. Speaker, JMU received an at-large-bid to compete in the I-AA 
playoffs and defeated Lehigh, Furman, and the College of William and 
Mary (another wonderful Virginia school) to advance to the championship 
game.
  JMU ultimately defeated the University of Montana Grizzlies with a 
final score of 31 to 21, before 16,771 fans and a national television 
audience, at the home field of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. 
The Dukes became the first team to win four straight road games in 
Division I-AA postseason history.
  I would like to also congratulate the University of Montana 
Grizzlies, who were seeking their third national title in ten years. 
The Grizzlies finished the season with a wonderful record of twelve and 
three.
  I was pleased to participate in a wonderful parade and community 
celebration a few weeks ago in downtown Harrisonburg to honor the 
Dukes.
  Again, congratulations to James Madison University and I am pleased 
to have the support of the entire Virginia delegation as I offer this 
resolution.

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