1977 VMI Keydets football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
1977 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga + 4 1 09 1 1
VMI + 4 1 07 4 0
The Citadel 3 2 05 6 0
Furman 3 2 14 5 2
Western Carolina 2 2 16 4 1
Appalachian State 1 4 02 9 0
Marshall 0 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and tied for the SoCon championship.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10William & Mary*W 23–138,100[3]
September 17at Army*L 14–2726,664[4]
September 24at East Carolina*L 13–1423,581[5]
October 8Richmond*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 25–06,800[6]
October 15The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 19–38,700[7]
October 22at Lehigh*L 20–3013,000[8]
October 29Davidson
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 21–04,700[9]
November 5at Virginia*W 30–621,000[10]
November 12at FurmanW 31–2810,000[11]
November 19Rhode Island*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 20–75,200[12]
November 26at Virginia Tech*L 7–2710,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1977 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. "1977 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Jones booms 5 field goals, VMI surprises W&M 23–13". Daily Press. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hall directs Army attack past stubborn VMI". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates nip VMI, 14–13". The Daily Times-News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "VMI 25, Richmond 0". The Tampa Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeal's return lifts VMI". The State. October 16, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Larimer, Terry (October 23, 1977). "Lehigh turns tables on VMI". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "VMI, Gibson thrash Cats". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VMI trounces Virginia for 'Big Five' crown". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "VMI outlasts Furman". The Danville Register. November 13, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "VMI rips URI, 20–7". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Virginia Tech clobbers VMI behind Fitzgerald". Hattiesburg American. November 27, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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