2007 VMI Keydets football team

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2007 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Big South Conference
Record2–9 (0–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Vince Sinagra (2nd season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Liberty $  4 –0   8 –3  
Coastal Carolina  3 –1   5 –6  
Gardner–Webb  2 –2   5 –6  
Charleston Southern  1 –3   5 –6  
VMI  0 –4   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2007 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets' 117th year of football, and their 5th season in the Big South Conference.

The Keydets finished the season with a 2–9 record, one more win than the previous season. It was the last year under head coach Jim Reid, who resigned after season's end with a 3–19 record at VMI.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 pm Lock Haven *
W 20–05,862
September 81:00 pm William & Mary *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 16–636,830
September 156:00 pmat No. 9 James Madison *
L 17–4515,083
September 221:00 pmat Lehigh *
L 6–376,550 [1]
September 291:00 pmat Robert Morris *
W 40–132,157
October 131:00 pm Presbyterian Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 21–456,433
October 201:00 pm Gardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 22–368,367
October 277:00 pmat Coastal Carolina
L 35–427,048
November 31:00 pm Charleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–374,526
November 71:00 pmat Liberty
L 34–7314,273
November 1712:00 pm The Citadel *
L 28–709,183

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The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SoCon.

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. Williamson resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 10–33–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1985 through 1988.

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.

References

  1. ↑ Groller, Keith (September 23, 2007). "Lehigh Starts Fast, Puts It Away Early". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
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