1985 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1985 VMI Keydets football Southern Conference SoCon 3–7–1 1–4–1 Eddie Williamson 1st Alumni Memorial Field The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1985 1985 VMI Keydets football schedule VMI Athletics February 4, 2022 Williamson was hired from Georgia in December 1984 to succeed Bob Thalman as head coach of the Keydets.VMI hires Georgia aide as head coach The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 20, 1984 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94238022/vmi-hires-georgia-aide-as-head-coach/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com Schedule 1985 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll September 14 l y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 15–40 37,500 Virginia rips Keydets in opener The Charlotte Observer September 15, 1985 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94233962/virginia-rips-keydets-in-opener/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com September 21 l y Richmond Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA rivalry 14–28 6,800 Spiders' perfect mark intact Daily Press September 22, 1985 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94234232/spiders-perfect-mark-intact/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com September 28 l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 7–51 49,250 Heels bruise outmanned VMI, 51–7 The News and Observer September 29, 1985 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94234560/heels-bruise-outmanned-vmi-517/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 t The Citadel Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA rivalry 14–14 5,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94234970/the-citadel-rallies-to-salvage-tie-with/ The State The Citadel rallies to salvage tie with winless VMI October 6, 1983 February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 w East Tennessee State Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 23–19 5,900 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94235281/hard-luck-bucs-fall-victim-to-vmi-again/ Johnson City Press Hard-luck Bucs fall victim to VMI again October 13, 1985 February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 l y Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV 16–21 17,815 Marshall edges VMI The Daily News Leader October 20, 1985 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94235568/marshall-edges-vmi/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 w y William & Mary Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA rivalry 39–38 5,700 VMI gambled – W&M paid October 27, 1985 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94235923/vmi-gambled-wm-paid/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 l y Appalachian State Conrad Stadium Boone, NC 10–26 4,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89125739/appalachian-state-rushes-past-keydets/ Daily Press Appalachian State rushes past Keydets November 3, 1985 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 w y James Madison Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 14–7 5,900 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87003314/comer-fires-keydets-over-madison-147/ Daily Press Comer fires Keydets over Madison, 14–7 November 10, 1985 February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 l y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 7–54 5,652 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94236801/mocs-thrash-vmi-547/ The Daily News Leader Mocs thrash VMI, 54–7 November 17, 1985 February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 l y Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC 30–35 6,160 WCU rallies past VMI November 24, 1985 Asheville Citizen-Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94237162/wcu-rallies-past-vmi/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Keydets football