1979 VMI Keydets football team

1979 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Thalman (9th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	William & Mary *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 7–3	5,100	[2]
September 15	Richmond *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 17–7	6,300	[3]
September 22	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–19	24,872	[4]
September 29	at East Carolina *	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 10–45	20,201	[5]
October 6	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 24–14	4,600	[6]
October 13	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 27–22	7,624	[7]
October 20	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 6–37	8,100	[8]
October 27	Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 21–20	3,800	[9]
November 3	at Connecticut *	Alumni Memorial Stadium Lexington, VA	T 13–13	4,100	[10]
November 10	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 13–3	7,200	[11]
November 17	at Virginia Tech *	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	L 20–27	22,300	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1979 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
2. "VMI nips W&M". Daily Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "VMI 17, Richmond 7". The Tampa Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia blanks Keydets". The News and Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "East Carolina unleashes frustration on VMI 45–10". Daily Press. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "VMI kills rally to trip Furman". The State. October 28, 1976. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "UConn ties VMI". The Daily Item. November 4, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "VMI wins 13–3". The Daily News Leader. November 11, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Casey, Snell spark Va. Tech". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.