Stadium Guide
Bridgeforth Stadium
Harrisonburg, VA • 24,877 capacity • home of James Madison • opened 1975
- Capacity
- 24,877
- Games Hosted
- 154
- Surface + Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Opened
- 1975
Current listed capacity
Tracked historical total
Playing conditions
First season in use
Stadium overview
Stadium profile
Validated stadium facts and current dataset coverage for Bridgeforth Stadium.
- Primary Team
- James Madison
- Conference
- Sun Belt
- City / State
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Country
- US
- Surface / Roof
- Artificial Turf • Open Air
- Venue Age
- 51 years
- Games Hosted
- 154
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 6, 1980
- Most Recent Game
- Sep 12, 2026
Home-field snapshot
James Madison at Bridgeforth Stadium
Record
129-24
154 games
Win Rate
84.3%
Tracked games at this stadium
Average Margin
+21.4
Team score minus opponent score
Method
Primary home team only
Hidden when stadium team scope is ambiguous
- Location
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Country
- US
- Venue Age
- 51 years
- Linked Teams
- James Madison
- First Recorded Game
- Sep 6, 1980
- Most Recent Game
- Sep 12, 2026
- Coordinates
- 38.4353, -78.8729
- Dataset Scope
- Tracked stadium dataset only
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Location
Map, address, and travel links for this stadium.
- Address
- Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA, 22807
- Coordinates
- 38.4353, -78.8729
Context
Stadium rankings
Rankings are scoped to the tracked stadium dataset.
Numbers
Attendance and scoring
Stadium-wide scoring and crowd trends from the tracked archive.
Attendance Record
26,239
Old Dominion at James Madison • Oct 29, 2023
Average Attendance
24,169
12 games with attendance data
Average Points Scored
37.8
James Madison at this stadium
Average Points Allowed
16.4
James Madison at this stadium
Archive
Historic games
Rules-driven highlights selected from the tracked archive.
Rivalry
Old Dominion at James Madison
W 63-27
Rivalry pairing identified from the site rivalry dataset.
Highest Attendance
Old Dominion at James Madison
W 30-27
26,239 announced attendance.
Postseason
Montana at James Madison
W 28-6
Postseason matchup at this stadium.
Biggest Margin
Rhode Island at James Madison
W 84-7
77 point margin.
High-Scoring
Richmond at James Madison
L 49-59
108 combined points.
James Madison Win
Troy at James Madison
W 31-14
A tracked win for James Madison at this stadium.
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Archive
Games at Bridgeforth Stadium
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| Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 Regular • Week 2 | James Madison | Wagner Campus | — | 2026 Regular | — |
| Dec 6, 2025 Regular • Week 15 | James Madison | Troy Campus | W 31-14 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 22, 2025 Regular • Week 13 | James Madison | Washington State Campus | W 24-20 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 Regular • Week 12 | James Madison | App State Campus | W 58-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 Regular • Week 8 | James Madison | Old Dominion Campus | W 63-27 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 Regular • Week 7 | James Madison | Louisiana Campus | W 24-14 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Sep 27, 2025 Regular • Week 5 | James Madison | Georgia Southern Campus | W 35-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 Regular • Week 1 | James Madison | Weber State Campus | W 45-10 | 2025 Regular | — |
| Dec 1, 2024 Regular • Week 14 | James Madison | Marshall Campus | L 33-35 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 9, 2024 Regular • Week 11 | James Madison | Georgia State Campus | W 38-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 26, 2024 Regular • Week 9 | James Madison | Southern Miss Campus | W 32-15 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Oct 10, 2024 Regular • Week 7 | James Madison | Coastal Carolina Campus | W 39-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 28, 2024 Regular • Week 5 | James Madison | Ball State Campus | W 63-7 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 Regular • Week 2 | James Madison | Gardner-Webb Campus | W 13-6 | 2024 Regular | — |
| Nov 18, 2023 Regular • Week 12 | James Madison | App State Campus | L 23-26 | 2023 Regular | 25,838 |
| Nov 11, 2023 Regular • Week 11 | James Madison | UConn Campus | W 44-6 | 2023 Regular | 25,240 |
| Oct 29, 2023 Regular • Week 9 | James Madison | Old Dominion Campus | W 30-27 | 2023 Regular | 26,239 |
| Oct 14, 2023 Regular • Week 7 | James Madison | Georgia Southern Campus | W 41-13 | 2023 Regular | 25,097 |
| Sep 30, 2023 Regular • Week 5 | James Madison | South Alabama Campus | W 31-23 | 2023 Regular | 26,064 |
| Sep 2, 2023 Regular • Week 1 | James Madison | Bucknell Campus | W 38-3 | 2023 Regular | 23,756 |
Context
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Guide
Stadium guide
Bridgeforth Stadium is a college football stadium in Harrisonburg, VA. James Madison is the clearest current home team context in the tracked dataset. The listed capacity is 24,877. The stadium opened in 1975. #182 Largest Stadium in Dataset.
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