Duke Dog

Duke Dog
Duke Dog On Campus
University	James Madison University
Conference	CAA
Description	Royal Bulldog
Origin of name	President Samuel Page Duke
First seen	1982

The Duke Dog is the official mascot for the James Madison University Dukes. "Dukes" was made the official nickname in 1947, and was named after the University's president from 1919-1949, Samuel Page Duke. However, the bulldog was not chosen to represent the Dukes until the 1972-1973 school year.

After a decade of the original costume, Dr. Ray V. Sonner revamped the appearance of the Duke Dog in the 1982-83 school year. On November 28, 1982, Duke Dog appeared in JMU's first home game of the men's basketball season, against The Virginia Military Institute.

In 2004, Duke Dog was named a finalist for the Capital One Mascot Bowl. After eleven weeks of voting, Duke Dog won its matchup each week to finish a perfect 11-0. The next closest mascot finished with a record of 6-5.^[1] Although Duke Dog overwhelmingly won in polling, the contest was based also on scores from a panel of judges, and Monte from the University of Montana ended up winning the contest overall (ironically, JMU had just defeated Montana in the I-AA football championship less than a month prior). Since this incident, Capital One has changed the contest so that the popular vote is the sole determinant of the winner of the Mascot Bowl.

On September 22, 2007, Duke Dog was tackled by Chanticleer, a chicken mascot from Coastal Carolina University. A fight between the mascots ensued, and the Duke Dog inadvertently struck one of the police officers who was trying to end the confrontation. ^[2] ^[3]

References

↑ Disney Error Manager
↑ "Duke Dog Involved in Scuffle with College Mascot," Daily News Record, September 23, 2007. Viewed May 23, 2009 at http://www.dnronline.com/sports_details.php?AID=12384&CHID=3
↑ "Chicken cheapshots our beloved Duke Dog", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQY3xH6FNNY

External links

Duke Dog Pounding WHSV-TV

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Academics	College of Arts and Letters College of Business College of Education College of Graduate and Outreach Programs College of Integrated Science and Technology College of Science and Mathematics College of Visual and Performing Arts

Athletics	Colonial Athletic Association Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field Convocation Center Dukes Football Men's Basketball Men's Soccer Godwin Hall Robert & Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center

Campus	Wilson Hall The Quad UREC James Madison University Libraries Carrier Library Newman Lake

People	Alumni

Media	The Breeze The Bluestone JMU Program Board WMRA WXJM

Student life Traditions	Alma Mater Fight Song Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes Duke Club Student Duke Club Student Success Center

Commons Category

James Madison Dukes football

Venues	Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware William & Mary

Culture & lore	Duke Dog Marching Royal Dukes "JMU Fight Song"

People	Mike Houston Head coaches

Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

James Madison Dukes men's basketball

Venues	Convocation Center (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Duke Dog JMU Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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