1977 VMI Keydets football team

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
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga +4–1–09–1–1
VMI +4–1–07–4–0
The Citadel3–2–05–6–0
Furman3–2–14–5–2
Western Carolina2–2–16–4–1
Appalachian State1–4–02–9–0
Marshall0–5–02–9–0
Davidson0–0–04–6–0

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 Keydets compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Chattanooga.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10William & Mary[n 1]
W 23–138,100[4]
September 17at Army*
L 14–2726,664[5]
September 24at East Carolina[n 1]
L 13–1423,581[6]
October 8Richmond[n 1]
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 25–06,800[7]
October 15The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 19–38,700[8]
October 22at Lehigh*
L 20–3013,000[9]
October 29Davidson*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 21–04,700[10]
November 5at Virginia*
W 30–621,000[11]
November 12at Furman
W 31–2810,000[12]
November 19Rhode Island*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 20–75,200[13]
November 26at Virginia Tech*
L 7–2710,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 VMI's games against William & Mary, East Carolina, and Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern Conference". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. November 21, 1977. p. 13A. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "SoCon 2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Conference. p. 180. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "VMI clinches title by turning back Furman". Salisbury Evening Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. Associated Press. November 14, 1977. p. 3B. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Jones booms 5 field goals, VMI surprises W&M 23–13". Daily Press. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hall directs Army attack past stubborn VMI". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Pirates nip VMI, 14–13". The Daily Times-News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "VMI 25, Richmond 0". The Tampa Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McNeal's return lifts VMI". The State. October 16, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Larimer, Terry (October 23, 1977). "Lehigh turns tables on VMI". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "VMI, Gibson thrash Cats". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "VMI trounces Virginia for 'Big Five' crown". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "VMI outlasts Furman". The Danville Register. November 13, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "VMI rips URI, 20–7". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1977. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Virginia Tech clobbers VMI behind Fitzgerald". Hattiesburg American. November 27, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1977 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  16. ↑ "1977 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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