1991 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Jim Shuck
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{1991 Southern Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1991 |title=1991 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=February 6, 2022}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 35–20
| attend = 5,800
| source = {{cite news|title=Bucs lose opener, 35–20|date=September 8, 1991|newspaper=Kingsport Times-News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94341770/bucs-lose-opener-3520/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 19–24
| attend = 10,731
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682570/appalachian-state-sinks-its-hooks-into-v/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian State sinks its hooks into VMI 24–19|date=September 15, 1991|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 42–21
| attend = 6,825
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58554121/1991-lafayette-vmi/|newspaper=The Greenville News|title=VMI 42, Lafayette 21|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–27
| attend = 20,052
| source = {{cite news|title=VMI drops Spiders|newspaper=The Daily News Leader|date=September 29, 1991|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342075/vmi-drops-spiders/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 28–46
| attend = 8,223
| source = {{cite news|title=Furman, S.C. State, Wofford still undefeated|date=October 6, 1991|newspaper=The Index-Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342229/furman-sc-state-wofford-still-undefe/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–40
| attend = 7,737
| source = {{cite news|title=Tribe's ground game subdues VMI 40–26|date=October 13, 1991|newspaper=Daily Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342426/tribes-ground-game-subdues-vmi-4026/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Oyster Bowl, rivalry
| score = 14–17
| attend = 20,480
| source = {{cite news|title=Douglas, defense pace Citadel|date=October 27, 1991|newspaper=The State|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342617/douglas-defense-pace-citadel/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 0–42
| attend = 39,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia extends unbeaten streak, clobbers I-AA VMI|date=November 3, 1991|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342800/virginia-extends-unbeaten-streak-clobbe/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 27–25
| attend = 4,178
| source = {{cite news|title=VMI holds off Western, 27–25|date=November 10, 1991|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94342998/vmi-holds-off-western-2725/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Marshall University Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 0–61
| attend = 17,535
| source = {{cite news|title=Marshall 61, Virginia Military 0|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 17, 1991|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94343153/marshall-61-virginia-military-0/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 14–50
| attend = 3,232
| source = {{cite news|title=Tenn–Chatt 50, VMI 14|date=November 24, 1991|newspaper=Daily Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94343436/tennchatt-50-vmi-14/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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