2005 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 VMI Keydets football VMI Keydets logo.svg 100 Big South Conference Big South 3–8 2–2 Cal McCombs 7th Will McCombs 2nd Johnny Burnett 4th Alumni Memorial Field The 2005 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets' 115th year of football, and their 3rd season in the Big South Conference. After opening the year with a shutout win over Davidson, VMI lost its next three games to William & Mary, FBS-Duke, and Lehigh. They rebounded by winning two straight conference games over Charleston Southern, 34–12, and Liberty, 10–7, but ending the year on a five-game losing streak to end the season at 3–8 and 2–2 in Big South play, including a 22–14 loss to The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 3 1:00 p.m. w y Davidson Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 33–0 5,215 September 10 1:00 p.m. l y y William & Mary 11 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 7–41 7,140 September 17 1:00 p.m. l y y Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 14–40 10,126 September 24 l y y Lehigh 13 Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 26–28 6,524 Lehigh Tops VMI in Spite of Itself Keith Groller September 25, 2005 CC1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61509214/2005-lehigh-vmi/ October 1 12:00 p.m. w y Liberty Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA 10–7 11,263 October 8 1:00 p.m. w Charleston Southern Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 34–12 6,844 October 15 1:30 p.m. l y y Wofford Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC 23–38 5,111 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-terriers-take-bite/176582442/ The Daily News Leader Terriers take bite out of the Keydets October 16, 2005 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com October 22 12:00 p.m. l Gardner–Webb Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 52–55 3OT 5,845 October 29 12:30 p.m. l y Coastal Carolina 13 Brooks Stadium Conway, SC 14–38 7,218 November 5 3:00 p.m. l y y Richmond 23 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA 3–38 9,853 November 19 1:00 p.m. l y The Citadel Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA Military Classic of the South 14–22 8,674 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-keydets-fall-in-hail-o/176581100/ The Roanoke Times Keydets fall in hail of penalty flags November 20, 2005 July 13, 2025 Newspapers.com References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Keydets football