1996 VMI Keydets football team American college football season
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season . In their third year under head coach Bill Stewart , the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tied for seventh in the SoCon.[ 1] Stewart resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 8–25 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1994 through 1996.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 at Ole Miss * L 7–3128,196 [ 3]
September 14 at No. 23 William & Mary * L 21–409,614 [ 4]
September 21 at East Tennessee State L 0–384,711 [ 5]
September 28 Furman Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 14–316,218 [ 6]
October 5 at No. 25 Georgia Southern L 17–2012,041 [ 7]
October 12 No. 1 Marshall L 20–459,165 [ 8]
October 19 at Chattanooga W 28–146,490 [ 9]
November 2 Western Carolina Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 14–284,781 [ 10]
November 9 Richmond * Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry ) W 20–74,911 [ 11]
November 16 The Citadel Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry ) W 34–27 2OT 7,478 [ 12]
November 23 at No. 25 Appalachian State L 14–268,260 [ 13]
References
^ "1996 VMI Keydets football schedule" . VMI Athletics . Retrieved February 6, 2022 .
^ "VMI coach resigns" . The Daily News Leader . December 13, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mississippi's early lead lets Rebels coast, 31–7" . The Atlanta Constitution . September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tribe recovers, stops VMI" . Daily Press . September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Buccaneers spank Virginia Military, 38–0" . Johnson City Press . September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Furman downs VMI" . The Times and Democrat . September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Southern 20, VMI 17" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Marshall thunders past VMI" . The Daily News Leader . October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14" . Daily Press . October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cats stop Keydets" . Asheville Citizen-Times . November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VMI 20, Richmond 7" . Daily Press . November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VMI 34, The Citadel 27" . The Greenville News . November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Appy State overcomes VMI, 26–14" . The Daily News Leader . November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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