1984 VMI Keydets football team

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1984 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–9 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 14 Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Furman 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Appalachian State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.[1] Thalman was fired at the conclusion of the season, and compiled an all time record of 54–94–3 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1971 through 1984.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at William & Mary*
L 13–2411,300[3]
September 15at Virginia*
L 7–3528,997[4]
September 22Western Carolina
L 16–224,600[5]
September 29Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 20–165,400[6]
October 6vs. Virginia Tech*
L 7–54[7]
October 20Chattanooga
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–356,300[8]
October 27at Richmond*
L 3–4515,726[9]
November 3at The Citadel
L 24–2718,550[10]
November 10at James Madison*
L 17–21[11]
November 17Boston University*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–414,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1984 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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