| 1996 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Marshall $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Appalachian State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 7 | at Ole Miss* | L 7–31 | 28,196 | [3] | |
| September 14 | at No. 23 William & Mary* | L 21–40 | 9,614 | [4] | |
| September 21 | at East Tennessee State | L 0–38 | 4,711 | [5] | |
| September 28 | Furman |
| L 14–31 | 6,218 | [6] |
| October 5 | at No. 25 Georgia Southern | L 17–20 | 12,041 | [7] | |
| October 12 | No. 1 Marshall | L 20–45 | 9,165 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at Chattanooga | W 28–14 | 6,490 | [9] | |
| November 2 | Western Carolina |
| L 14–28 | 4,781 | [10] |
| November 9 | Richmond* |
| W 20–7 | 4,911 | [11] |
| November 16 | The Citadel |
| W 34–27 2OT | 7,478 | [12] |
| November 23 | at No. 25 Appalachian State | L 14–26 | 8,260 | [13] | |
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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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