1999 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1999
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image = VMI Keydets logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = Cal McCombs
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Bob Gatling
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{1999 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1999 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 109th year of football and first season under head coach Cal McCombs, who replaced Ted Cain following the conclusion of the 1998 season.
VMI went 1–10 on the year, beating only Division II-Concord University, a 15–14 win. The Keydet offense was shut out three times and managed only 77 points all season, averaging 7.0 points per game.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1999
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–42
| attend = 13,682
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Concord Mountain Lions|title=Concord}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 15–14
| attend = 5,682
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 17–26
| attend = 7,149
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 0–58
| attend = 11,212
| source = {{cite news|title=Paladins blank VMI|newspaper=The Herald|date=September 26, 1999|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98447319/paladins-blank-vmi/|accessdate=March 26, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 0–62
| attend = 5,967
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| score = 10–55
| attend = 7,341
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 0–27
| attend = 5,327
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–35
| attend = 5,273
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1999|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 2–40
| attend = 8,978
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 7–34
| attend = 4,710
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89837020/appy-st-too-much-for-keydets/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Appy St. too much for Keydets|date=November 7, 1999|accessdate=November 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = Military Classic of the South
| score = 6–7
| attend = 16,663
}}
}}