2002 VMI Keydets football team

The 2002 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 112th year of football, and their 79th and final season in the Southern Conference until 2014[1]).

2002 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2002 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   11 3  
No. 14 Wofford  6 2   9 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 9 Furman ^  6 2   8 4  
VMI  3 5   6 6  
Western Carolina  3 5   5 6  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 8  
Chattanooga  2 6   2 10  
The Citadel  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Charleston Southern*W 27–242,417
September 7Davidson*W 41–165,923
September 14at William & Mary*L 31–629,963
September 21at East Tennessee StateL 21–354,770
September 28No. 7 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–556,235[2]
October 5at No. 3 Georgia SouthernL 7–5215,621
October 12No. 14 Wofford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–167,860
October 19at ChattanoogaW 35–315,237
October 26Liberty*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–146,165
November 2Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 23–355,820
November 9at No. 10 Appalachian StateL 13–5411,007[3]
November 23vs. The CitadelW 23–216,936
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI". SoConSports.com. May 30, 2013.
  2. "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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