2002 VMI Keydets football team

2002 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
  3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 112th year of football, and their 79th and final season in the Southern Conference until 2014[1]).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Charleston Southern*
W 27–242,417[2]
September 7Davidson*
W 41–165,923[3]
September 14at William & Mary*
L 31–629,963[4]
September 21at East Tennessee State
L 21–354,770[5]
September 28No. 7 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–556,235[6]
October 5at No. 18 Georgia Southern
L 7–5215,621[7]
October 12No. 18 Wofford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–167,860[8]
October 19at Chattanooga
W 35–315,237[9]
October 26Liberty*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–146,165[10]
November 2Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 23–355,820[11]
November 9at No. 14 Appalachian State
L 13–5411,007[12]
November 16vs. The Citadel
W 23–216,936[13]

References

  1. ^ "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI". SoConSports.com. May 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "VMI snaps long road loss streak". Daily Press. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets conquer Davidson". The News and Advance. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dose of reality for Keydets". The Roanoke Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ETSU outlasts feisty Keydets". Elizabethton Star. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Southern crushes VMI". The News-Virginian. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI downs Wofford in a stunning upset". The News and Advance. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI rallies to defeat Chattanooga". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Keydets marching to a different tune". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Keydets' win streak ends at 3". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Forced fumbles, clutch pass plays save VMI". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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