1998 VMI Keydets football team

The 1998 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SOCON) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 108th year of football and second season under head coach Ted Cain, who was replaced by interim head coach Donny White after a 1–9 start. VMI ended the season 1–10 with its sole victory over Lenoir–Rhyne.

1998 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(capacity: 10,000)
1998 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 2   10 3  
Western Carolina  5 3   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  4 4   5 6  
East Tennessee State  3 5   4 7  
Wofford  3 5   4 7  
Furman  3 5   5 6  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmLenoir–Rhyne*W 26–74,960
September 121:00 pmat No. 17 William & Mary*L 0–499,598
September 197:00 pmat East Tennessee StateL 8–445,071
September 261:00 pmFurman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–516,298[1]
October 31:00 pmat No. 2 Georgia SouthernL 7–639,687
October 1012:30 pmWofforddagger
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
SSNL 20–426,541
October 177:00 pmat ChattanoogaL 7–4510,329
October 241:00 pmMorehead State*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 38–414,173
October 311:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 17–393,714
November 72:00 pmat No. 3 Appalachian StateL 0–5118,393[2]
November 1412:30 pmThe Citadel
SSNL 10–368,832

[3]

References

  1. "VMI gives it away to Furman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 8, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80
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