1985 VMI Keydets football team

1985 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Williamson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. T–12 Appalachian State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Davidson	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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. ^[1] Williamson was hired from Georgia in December 1984 to succeed Bob Thalman as head coach of the Keydets. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 15–40	37,500	[3]
September 21	Richmond *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 14–28	6,800	[4]
September 28	at North Carolina *	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–51	49,250	[5]
October 5	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	T 14–14	5,500	[6]
October 12	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 23–19	5,900	[7]
October 19	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 16–21	17,815	[8]
October 26	William & Mary *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 39–38	5,700	[9]
November 2	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 10–26	4,600	[10]
November 9	James Madison *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 14–7	5,900	[11]
November 16	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–54	5,652	[12]
November 23	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 30–35	6,160	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1985 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "VMI hires Georgia aide as head coach". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 20, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Virginia rips Keydets in opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Spiders' perfect mark intact". Daily Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Heels bruise outmanned VMI, 51–7". The News and Observer. September 29, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "The Citadel rallies to salvage tie with winless VMI". The State. October 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hard-luck Bucs fall victim to VMI again". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Marshall edges VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 20, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "VMI gambled – W&M paid". Daily Press. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Appalachian State rushes past Keydets". Daily Press. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Comer fires Keydets over Madison, 14–7". Daily Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mocs thrash VMI, 54–7". The Daily News Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
13. "WCU rallies past VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.