2000 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2000
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image = VMI Keydets logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Cal McCombs
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Bob Gatling
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{2000 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2000 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 110th year of football and second season under head coach Cal McCombs.
The Keydets endured a 2–9 campaign, which included wins over Charleston Southern and a 41–21 victory over The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2000
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 31–57
| attend = 5,837
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Zable Stadium
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 15–55
| attend = 8,252
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 3–38
| attend = 5,218
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 21–35
| attend = 5,046
| source = {{cite news|title=Furman continues dominance of VMI|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=September 24, 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110102863/furman-continues-dominance-of-vmi/|accessdate=September 24, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Paulson Stadium
| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA
| score = 3–56
| attend = 13,794
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 28–45
| attend = 7,068
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 14–27
| attend = 8,842
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 40–7
| attend = 5,070
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 31–41
| attend = 5,275
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 0–52
| attend = 8,617
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89840942/appalachian-destroys-vmi/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian destroys VMI|date=November 5, 2000|accessdate=November 30, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = Military Classic of the South
| score = 41–21
| attend = 9,411
}}
}}