JMU Thursday night football game traffic impacts

James Madison University will host a nationally televised football game at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 10, against Coastal Carolina University at Bridgeforth Stadium. 

Traffic will be impacted significantly across the university campus, and the community is cautioned to avoid traveling through campus on game day, especially as the game time approaches. Some members of the local community may need to take an alternate route home on Thursday evening.  

JMU’s administrative offices will close at 3 p.m. Thursday to allow faculty and staff time to exit campus.  

For our local football fans, parking lots are available beginning at 4:30 p.m. and will not be accessible any earlier. It will not be possible for fans to line up and wait on campus for parking lots to clear. Fans may not access lots for dropping off/unloading tailgate supplies, nor save spaces prior to 4:30 p.m.   

Additional information and updates on the Thursday night football game can be found online.