1996 VMI Keydets football team

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1996 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tied for seventh in the SoCon.[1] Stewart resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 8–25 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1994 through 1996.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Ole Miss*
L 7–3128,196[3]
September 14at No. 23 William & Mary*
L 21–409,614[4]
September 21at East Tennessee State
L 0–384,711[5]
September 28Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–316,218[6]
October 5at No. 25 Georgia Southern
L 17–2012,041[7]
October 12No. 1 Marshall
L 20–459,165[8]
October 19at Chattanooga
W 28–146,490[9]
November 2Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–284,781[10]
November 9Richmond*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 20–74,911[11]
November 16The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 34–27 2OT7,478[12]
November 23at No. 25 Appalachian State
L 14–268,260[13]

References

  1. ^ "1996 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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