1996 VMI Keydets football team

1996 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Stewart (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ←  1995 1997  →

1996 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Ole Miss *	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–31	28,196	[3]
September 14	at No. 23 William & Mary *	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 21–40	9,614	[4]
September 21	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 0–38	4,711	[5]
September 28	Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–31	6,218	[6]
October 5	at No. 25 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 17–20	12,041	[7]
October 12	No. 1 Marshall	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 20–45	9,165	[8]
October 19	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–14	6,490	[9]
November 2	Western Carolina	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–28	4,781	[10]
November 9	Richmond *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 20–7	4,911	[11]
November 16	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 34–27 2OT	7,478	[12]
November 23	at No. 25 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–26	8,260	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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.