2002 VMI Keydets football team

2002 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
  3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 112th year of football, and their 79th and final season in the Southern Conference until 2014[1]).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Charleston Southern*
W 27–242,417
September 7Davidson*
W 41–165,923
September 14at William & Mary*
L 31–629,963
September 21at East Tennessee State
L 21–354,770
September 28No. 7 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–556,235[2]
October 5at No. 18 Georgia Southern
L 7–5215,621
October 12No. 18 Wofford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–167,860
October 19at Chattanooga
W 35–315,237
October 26Liberty*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–146,165
November 2Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 23–355,820
November 9at No. 14 Appalachian State
L 13–5411,007[3]
November 23vs. The Citadel
W 23–216,936

References

  1. ^ "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI". SoConSports.com. May 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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