2005 VMI Keydets football team

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2005 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Big South Conference
Record3–8 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWill McCombs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (4th season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Big South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Coastal Carolina +  3 –1   9 –2  
Charleston Southern +  3 –1   7 –4  
Gardner–Webb  2 –2   5 –6  
VMI  2 –2   3 –8  
Liberty  0 –4   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets' 115th year of football, and their 3rd season in the Big South Conference.

After opening the year with a shutout win over Davidson, VMI lost its next three games to William & Mary, FBS-Duke, and Lehigh. They rebounded by winning two straight conference games over Charleston Southern, 34–12, and Liberty, 10–7, but ending the year on a five-game losing streak to end the season at 3–8 and 2–2 in Big South play, including a 22–14 loss to The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 31:00 p.m. Davidson *
W 33–05,215
September 10at No. 11 William & Mary *
L 7–417,140
September 17at Duke *
L 14–4010,126
September 24No. 13 Lehigh *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 26–286,524 [1]
October 1at Liberty
W 10–711,263
October 8 Charleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–126,844
October 151:30 p.m.at Wofford *
L 23–385,111 [2]
October 2212:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 52–55 3OT5,845
October 29at No. 13 Coastal Carolina
L 14–387,218
November 5at No. 23 Richmond *
L 3–389,853
November 19 The Citadel *
L 14–228,674 [3]

References

  1. ↑ Groller, Keith (September 25, 2005). "Lehigh Tops VMI in Spite of Itself". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Terriers take bite out of the Keydets". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Keydets fall in hail of penalty flags". The Roanoke Times. November 20, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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