2005 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

2005 VMI Keydets football
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Conference	Big South Conference
Record	3–8 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach	Cal McCombs (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Will McCombs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Johnny Burnett (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big South Conference football standings
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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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Davidson*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 33–0	5,215
September 10	at No. 11 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 7–41	7,140
September 17	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 14–40	10,126
September 24	No. 13 Lehigh*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 26–28	6,524
October 1	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 10–7	11,263
October 8	Charleston Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 34–12	6,844
October 15	at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 23–38	5,111
October 22	Gardner–Webb	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 52–55	5,845
October 29	at No. 13 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 14–38	7,218
November 5	at No. 23 Richmond*	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–38	9,853
November 19	The Citadel*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	L 14–22	8,674
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

Groller, Keith (September 25, 2005). "Lehigh Tops VMI in Spite of Itself". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.

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