1979 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–4–1
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Bob Thalman
| hc_year = 9th
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{1979 Southern Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1979 |title=1979 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=February 2, 2022}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–3
| attend = 5,100
| source = {{cite news |title=VMI nips W&M|date=September 9, 1979|newspaper=Daily Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94082843/vmi-nips-wm/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–7
| attend = 6,300
| source = {{cite news|title=VMI 17, Richmond 7|newspaper=The Tampa Tribune|date=September 16, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94083192/vmi-17-richmond-7/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 0–19
| attend = 24,872
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia blanks Keydets|newspaper=The News and Observer|date=September 23, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94083501/virginia-blanks-keydets/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Ficklen Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| score = 10–45
| attend = 20,201
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72667656/east-carolina-unleashes-frustration-on/|work=Daily Press|title=East Carolina unleashes frustration on VMI 45–10|date=September 30, 1979|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 24–14
| attend = 4,600
| source = {{cite news|title=Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14|newspaper=Kingsport Times-News|date=October 7, 1979|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94083850/bucs-bow-to-vmi-2414/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 27–22
| attend = 7,624
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967289/allen-powers-vmi-win/|work=The News and Observer|title=Allen powers VMI win|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–37
| attend = 8,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94084263/citadel-amazes-itself-with-376-rout-of/|work=The Greenville News|title=Citadel amazes itself with 37–6 rout of VMI|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 21–20
| attend = 3,800
| source = {{cite news|title=VMI kills rally to trip Furman|newspaper=The State|date=October 28, 1976|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94084550/vmi-kills-rally-to-trip-furman/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 13–13
| attend = 4,100
| source = {{cite news|title=UConn ties VMI|newspaper=The Daily Item|date=November 4, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94084838/uconn-ties-vmi/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 13–3
| attend = 7,200
| source = {{cite news|title=VMI wins 13–3|newspaper=The Daily News Leader|date=November 11, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94085066/vmi-wins-133/|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–27
| attend = 22,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90634968/casey-snell-spark-va-tech/|work=The State|title=Casey, Snell spark Va. Tech|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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