Lehigh Football Nation
November 26th, 2011, 07:57 AM
http://www.college-sports-journal.com/index.php/78-college-sports-journal/david-coulson/115-jmu-eku-bring-history-to-playoff-matchup
James Madison and Eastern Kentucky are two teams with championship histories, but their routes to the NCAA Division I Football Playoffs have been more like postseason upstarts.
James Madison won the 2004 national title and was top-seeded and reached the semifinals in 2008, but the Dukes needed wins in their final two games just to make the playoff field as an at-large entrant.
James Madison and Eastern Kentucky are two teams with championship histories, but their routes to the NCAA Division I Football Playoffs have been more like postseason upstarts.
James Madison won the 2004 national title and was top-seeded and reached the semifinals in 2008, but the Dukes needed wins in their final two games just to make the playoff field as an at-large entrant.