2002 VMI Keydets football team

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2002 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   11 3  
No. 14 Wofford  6 2   9 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 9 Furman ^  6 2   8 4  
VMI  3 5   6 6  
Western Carolina  3 5   5 6  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 8  
Chattanooga  2 6   2 10  
The Citadel  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 112th year of football, and their 79th and final season in the Southern Conference until 2014 [1] ).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Charleston Southern *W 27–242,417
September 7 Davidson *W 41–165,923
September 14at William & Mary *L 31–629,963
September 21at East Tennessee State L 21–354,770
September 28No. 7 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–556,235 [2]
October 5at No. 18 Georgia Southern L 7–5215,621
October 12No. 18 Wofford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–167,860
October 19at Chattanooga W 35–315,237
October 26 Liberty *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–146,165
November 2 Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 23–355,820
November 9at No. 14 Appalachian State L 13–5411,007 [3]
November 23vs. The Citadel W 23–216,936

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The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. In January 1989 Shuck was introduced as the 25th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as offensive coordinator at Army.

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.

References

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  2. "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.