1998 VMI Keydets football team

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1998 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5   4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5   4 –7  
Furman  3 –5   5 –6  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SOCON) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 108th year of football and second season under head coach Ted Cain, who was replaced by interim head coach Donny White after a 1–9 start. VMI ended the season 1–10 with its sole victory over Lenoir–Rhyne.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pm Lenoir–Rhyne *
W 26–74,960
September 121:00 pmat No. 17 William & Mary *
L 0–499,598
September 197:00 pmat East Tennessee State
L 8–445,071
September 261:00 pm Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–516,298 [1]
October 31:00 pmat No. 2 Georgia Southern
L 7–639,687
October 1012:30 pm Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
 SSN L 20–426,541
October 177:00 pmat Chattanooga
L 7–4510,329
October 241:00 pm Morehead State *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 38–414,173
October 311:00 pm Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 17–393,714
November 72:00 pmat No. 3 Appalachian State
L 0–5118,393 [2]
November 1412:30 pm The Citadel
SSNL 10–368,832

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References

  1. ↑ "VMI gives it away to Furman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 8, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80
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