2000 VMI Keydets football team

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2000 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Gatling (2nd season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 23 Wofford  5 –3   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  3 –5   5 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  1 –7   2 –9  
VMI  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 110th year of football and second season under head coach Cal McCombs.

The Keydets endured a 2–9 campaign, which included wins over Charleston Southern and a 41–21 victory over The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21:00 pm Duquesne *
L 31–575,837
September 91:00 pmat William & Mary *
L 15–558,252
September 164:00 pmat East Tennessee State
L 3–385,218
September 231:00 pmNo. 10 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 21–355,046 [1]
September 301:00 pmat No. 1 Georgia Southern
L 3–5613,794
October 71:00 pmNo. 23 Wofford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–457,068
October 147:00 pmat Chattanooga
L 14–278,842
October 211:00 pm Charleston Southern *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 40–75,070
October 281:00 pm Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 31–415,275
November 42:00 pmat No. 15 Appalachian State
L 0–528,617 [2]
November 111:00 pm The Citadel
W 41–219,411

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References

  1. ↑ "Furman continues dominance of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Appalachian destroys VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80
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