Battle of the Blue Ridge

Battle of the Blue Ridge
First meetingOctober 11, 1980
James Madison, 30–14
Latest meetingSeptember 20, 2025
James Madison, 31–13
Next meetingSeptember 5, 2026
StadiumsBridgeforth Stadium
Williams Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total19
All-time seriesJames Madison, 13–6
Largest victoryJames Madison, 48–6 (2003)
Longest win streakJames Madison, 6 (2000–2011)
Current win streakJames Madison, 1 (2025–present)
60km
37miles
Liberty
James Madison
Locations of James Madison and Liberty

The Battle of the Blue Ridge is an American college football series between the Dukes of James Madison University and the Flames of Liberty University, two NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The rivalry began in 1980, and James Madison (JMU) leads the all-time series 13–6, as of their most recent meeting in 2025, the first time as FBS opponents.