The 2004 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 32nd season of Dukes football. They were led by head coach Mickey Matthews and played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The 2004 team came off of a 6âÂÂ6 record the previous season. JMU finished the season 13âÂÂ2 with a record of 7âÂÂ1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play en route to the program's first NCAA Division I-AA national championship.