1980 VMI Keydets football team

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1980 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –1
Chattanooga 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Appalachian State 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
The Citadel 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
East Tennessee State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Marshall 0 –5 –12 –8 –1
Davidson 0 –2 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. [1] [2] The rest of the teams were I-A.

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Western Carolina
L 14–1610,638 [4]
September 13at William & Mary *
W 13–1014,000 [5]
September 20 Marshall
W 17–36,800 [6]
September 27at Furman
L 16–2112,112 [7]
October 4at The Citadel
L 0–2817,450 [8]
October 11 Chattanooga
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 10–55 [9]
October 18at Richmond *
W 22–1714,600 [10]
October 25 Villanova *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–173,200 [11]
November 1at No. T–7 Boston University *
L 22–383,000 [12]
November 8 Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
T 16–164,700 [13]
November 15vs. Virginia Tech *
L 6–2125,000 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Apps Blast E. Tennessee". Star-News. September 27, 1980. p. 37. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Western, ASU Debut With Victories". The Dispatch. September 8, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1980 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Biasucci hits 3 field goals in WCU win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Allen 'drives' VMI past W&M 13–10". Daily Press. September 14, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginia Military rolls". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Furman edges VMI". The Daily News Leader. September 28, 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bulldogs trounce Keydets". The State. October 5, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Chattanooga rips outclassed VMI". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VMI edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. October 19, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Defense holds fort in Villanova's 17–6 win over VMI". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Sluggish BU gets by VMI". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Kicking malady holds VMI to tie with Apps". Daily Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Gobblers get the Peach". The News and Observer. November 16, 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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