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American college football season

1986 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons← 19851987 →
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at William & Mary*L 22–3710,100
September 20FurmanL 3–347,500
September 27at James Madison*L 7–3911,019
October 4Marshall
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 9–167,000
October 11at The CitadelW 47–3017,953
October 18at Richmond*L 9–4018,712
October 25at Western CarolinaL 0–343,500
November 1at UCF*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 9–383,200
November 8at Georgia Tech*L 6–5223,542
November 15No. 7 Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–193,000
November 22at East Tennessee StateL 20–315,425

References

  1. "1986 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. "W&M smack VMI, 37–22". The Greenville News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Aggressive Paladins intercept VMI's Keydets, 34–3". The Herald. September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dukes blast Keydets". Daily Press. September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marshall fights off VMI, 19–6". The Daily News Leader. October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "VMI squashes The Citadel in 'Military Classic of South'". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Spiders crush VMI, 40–9". The Daily News Leader. October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Catamounts dismantle VMI, 34–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UCF king of the road in victory over VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jackets play taps early in 52–6 rout of Keydets". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Mistakes fatal for Keydets". The Daily News Leader. November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bucs turn back Keydets in season finale". Johnson City Press. November 23, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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