2008 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 VMI Keydets football VMI Keydets logo.svg 100 Big South Conference Big South 4–7 1–4 Sparky Woods 1st Brent Davis 3rd Option A. J. Christoff 1st 4–3 Alumni Memorial Field The 2008 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets 118th year of football, which began in 1891, and their 6th season in the Big South Conference. VMI was run by first year head coach Sparky Woods, who was previously a head coach at Appalachian State and South Carolina. Woods was a replacement for his predecessor Jim Reid, who departed from the Institute to be linebackers coach of the Miami Dolphins.http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/log/index.php/2008/01/25/vmi-head-coach-jim-reid-joins-miami-dolp?blog=2 VMI Head Coach Jim Reid Joins Miami Dolphins Staff 2011-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425120136/http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/log/index.php/2008/01/25/vmi-head-coach-jim-reid-joins-miami-dolp?blog=2 2012-04-25 dead The Keydets enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in recent years in terms of wins. The year started with a convincing victory over St. Francis 49–0. After a 52–17 drubbing from William & Mary, the Keydets handled another Division-II opponent, 2008 Chowan Hawks Chowan, 69–20. A late second-half surge then pushed Ohio past VMI 51–31 the following week. Another large loss came from Richmond at home, 56–16. The Keydets did, however, get their first conference win since 2005, a 47–20 blowout victory over Coastal Carolina. VMI ended the year with a 49–27 win over future conference member Presbyterian, breaking a four-game losing streak.2008 VMI Football Schedule Schedule 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 6 1:30 pm w y Saint Francis (PA) Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 49–0 5,123 September 13 7:00 pm l y y William & Mary Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 17–52 10,624 September 20 1:30 pm w y 2008 Chowan Hawks Chowan Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 69–20 6,793 September 27 2:00 pm l y y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH 31–51 19,938 October 4 1:30 pm l y y Richmond 6 Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 16–56 7,643 October 11 1:30 pm w Coastal Carolina Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 47–20 8,157 October 25 1:30 pm l y Gardner–Webb Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC 27–34 5,600 November 1 1:30 pm l y Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC 21–31 3,213 November 8 1:30 pm l Liberty Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 26–38 6,813 November 15 3:30 pm l y Stony Brook LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY 26–40 2,051 November 22 1:30 pm w y Presbyterian Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 49–27 4,710 References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Keydets football