1986 VMI Keydets football team

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1986 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1
Western Carolina 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 –2 –17 –3 –2
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Chattanooga 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
VMI 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
The Citadel 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at William & Mary *
L 22–3710,100 [2]
September 20 Furman
L 3–347,500 [3]
September 27at James Madison *
L 7–3911,019 [4]
October 4 Marshall
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 9–167,000 [5]
October 11at The Citadel
W 47–3017,953 [6]
October 18at Richmond *
L 9–4018,712 [7]
October 25at Western Carolina
L 0–343,500 [8]
November 1at UCF *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 9–383,200 [9]
November 8at Georgia Tech *
L 6–5223,542 [10]
November 15No. 7 Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–193,000 [11]
November 22at East Tennessee State
L 20–315,425 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "1986 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "W&M smack VMI, 37–22". The Greenville News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Aggressive Paladins intercept VMI's Keydets, 34–3". The Herald. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Dukes blast Keydets". Daily Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Marshall fights off VMI, 19–6". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "VMI squashes The Citadel in 'Military Classic of South'". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Spiders crush VMI, 40–9". The Daily News Leader. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Catamounts dismantle VMI, 34–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UCF king of the road in victory over VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Jackets play taps early in 52–6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mistakes fatal for Keydets". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bucs turn back Keydets in season finale". Johnson City Press. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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