The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–5 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Marshall ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–20 The Citadel | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–20 Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | East Tennessee State | W 35–20 | 5,800 | [2] | |
September 14 | at Appalachian State | L 19–24 | 10,731 | [3] | |
September 21 | Lafayette* |
| W 42–21 | 6,825 | [4] |
September 28 | at Richmond* | W 38–27 | 20,052 | [5] | |
October 5 | Furman |
| L 28–46 | 8,223 | [6] |
October 12 | William & Mary* |
| L 26–40 | 7,737 | [7] |
October 26 | vs. The Citadel | L 14–17 | 20,480 | [8] | |
November 2 | at Virginia* | L 0–42 | 39,000 | [9] | |
November 9 | Western Carolina |
| W 27–25 | 4,178 | [10] |
November 16 | at No. 10 Marshall | L 0–61 | 17,535 | [11] | |
November 23 | at Chattanooga | L 14–50 | 3,232 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1991 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Bucs lose opener, 35–20". Kingsport Times-News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian State sinks its hooks into VMI 24–19". The Charlotte Observer. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI 42, Lafayette 21". The Greenville News. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI drops Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman, S.C. State, Wofford still undefeated". The Index-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe's ground game subdues VMI 40–26". Daily Press. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Douglas, defense pace Citadel". The State. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia extends unbeaten streak, clobbers I-AA VMI". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI holds off Western, 27–25". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 61, Virginia Military 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn–Chatt 50, VMI 14". Daily Press. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.