1996 VMI Keydets football team

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1996 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 –3   7 –4  
The Citadel  3 –5   4 –7  
Georgia Southern  2 –6   4 –7  
VMI  2 –6   3 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   3 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1] 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. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Ole Miss *
L 7–3128,196 [3]
September 14at No. 23 William & Mary *
L 21–409,614 [4]
September 21at East Tennessee State
L 0–384,711 [5]
September 28 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–316,218 [6]
October 5at No. 25 Georgia Southern
L 17–2012,041 [7]
October 12No. 1 Marshall
L 20–459,165 [8]
October 19at Chattanooga
W 28–146,490 [9]
November 2 Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–284,781 [10]
November 9 Richmond *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 20–74,911 [11]
November 16 The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 34–27 2OT7,478 [12]
November 23at No. 25 Appalachian State
L 14–268,260 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "1996 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "VMI coach resigns". The Daily News Leader. December 13, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi's early lead lets Rebels coast, 31–7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tribe recovers, stops VMI". Daily Press. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buccaneers spank Virginia Military, 38–0". Johnson City Press. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Furman downs VMI". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Southern 20, VMI 17". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Marshall thunders past VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cats stop Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "VMI 20, Richmond 7". Daily Press. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "VMI 34, The Citadel 27". The Greenville News. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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