1979 VMI Keydets football team
| 1979 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (4–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | William & Mary* | W 7–3 | 5,100 | [2] | |
| September 15 | Richmond* |
| W 17–7 | 6,300 | [3] |
| September 22 | at Virginia* | L 0–19 | 24,872 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at East Carolina* | L 10–45 | 20,201 | [5] | |
| October 6 | East Tennessee State |
| W 24–14 | 4,600 | [6] |
| October 13 | at Appalachian State | W 27–22 | 7,624 | [7] | |
| October 20 | at The Citadel | L 6–37 | 8,100 | [8] | |
| October 27 | Furman |
| W 21–20 | 3,800 | [9] |
| November 3 | at Connecticut* |
| T 13–13 | 4,100 | [10] |
| November 10 | at Marshall | W 13–3 | 7,200 | [11] | |
| November 17 | at Virginia Tech* | L 20–27 | 22,300 | [12] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1979 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "VMI nips W&M". Daily Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI 17, Richmond 7". The Tampa Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia blanks Keydets". The News and Observer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina unleashes frustration on VMI 45–10". Daily Press. September 30, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen powers VMI win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI kills rally to trip Furman". The State. October 28, 1976. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn ties VMI". The Daily Item. November 4, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI wins 13–3". The Daily News Leader. November 11, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Casey, Snell spark Va. Tech". The State. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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