1998 VMI Keydets football team

1998 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Western Carolina   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 6  
The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Wofford   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Furman   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SOCON) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 108th year of football and second season under head coach Ted Cain, who was replaced by interim head coach Donny White after a 1–9 start. VMI ended the season 1–10 with its sole victory over Lenoir–Rhyne.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmLenoir–Rhyne*
W 26–74,960[1]
September 121:00 pmat No. 17 William & Mary*
L 0–499,598[2]
September 197:00 pmat East Tennessee State
L 8–445,071[3]
September 261:00 pmFurman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–516,298[4]
October 31:00 pmat No. 2 Georgia Southern
L 7–639,687[5]
October 1012:30 pmWofforddagger
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
SSNL 20–426,541[6]
October 177:00 pmat Chattanooga
L 7–4510,329[7]
October 241:00 pmMorehead State*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 38–414,173[8]
October 311:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 17–393,714[9]
November 72:00 pmat No. 3 Appalachian State
L 0–5118,393[10]
November 1412:30 pmThe Citadel
SSNL 10–368,832[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Keydets can Bears to end woes". Hickory Daily Record. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tribe's Cook roasts Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs zap Keydets". Kingsport Times-News. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI gives it away to Furman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Southern rolls to victory against VMI". Winston-Salem Journal. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wofford knocks off VMI". The News and Advance. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Keydets rocked by Mocs". The Roanoke Times. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dinkel kicks Morehead to win over VMI". The State Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Catamounts' back feasts on Keydets". The Roanoke Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 8, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Citadel runs over Keydets in finale". The Daily News Leader. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80
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