1970 VMI Keydets football team

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1970 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–10 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
William & Mary $  3 –1   5 –7  
The Citadel  4 –2   5 –6  
Furman  3 –2   8 –3  
East Carolina  2 –2   3 –8  
Richmond  3 –3   4 –6  
Davidson  2 –4   2 –8  
VMI  1 –4   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Vito Ragazzo, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Furman
W 13–05,000 [2]
September 19at Rice *
L 0–4215,000 [3]
September 26at No. 16 West Virginia *
L 10–4727,500 [4]
October 3at Boston College *
L 3–5615,600 [5]
October 10at Virginia *
L 10–4915,500 [6]
October 17 William & Mary
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 10–246,500 [7]
October 24at The Citadel
L 9–5617,345 [8]
October 31 Davidson
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 21–552,400 [9]
November 7at North Carolina *
L 13–6228,500 [10]
November 14at Richmond
L 17–4010,000 [11]
November 21vs. Virginia Tech *
L 14–207,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon. Williamson was hired from Georgia in December 1984 to succeed Bob Thalman as head coach of the Keydets.

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The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the SoCon. Shuck was fired in December. He compiled a record of 14–40–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1989 through 1993.

The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the SoCon. In December 1993 Stewart was introduced as the 26th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as an assistant at Air Force.

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.

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. 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.

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In first third year under head coach Ted Cain, the team compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last in the SoCon. In January 1997 Cain was introduced as the 27th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as offensive coordinator at NC State.

References

  1. ↑ "1970 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "'New look' Keydets end losing skein, nip Furman, 13–0". The State. September 13, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rice Owls go wild, whip VMI, 42–0". The Monitor. September 20, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10". Florence Morning News. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "BC thumps VMI, 56–3, in Penn State tuneup". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cavs trample VMI by 49–10". The Herald-Sun. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W&M drops Keydets 24–10". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Citadel buries VMI, 56–9; Duncan sets rush record". The Greenville News. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Davidson tops VMI, 55–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UNC routs Keydets, 62–13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Richards hits three bombs, Spiders clip Keydets, 40–17". Daily Press. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "VPI wins, Tennis tops 20–14 conquest of VMI". Daily Press. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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