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1985 VMI Keydets football team

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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.[1] Williamson was hired from Georgia in December 1984 to succeed Bob Thalman as head coach of the Keydets.[2]

Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1985 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
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1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^6–0–012–2–0
No. T–12 Appalachian State6–1–08–3–0
Chattanooga5–2–06–5–0
Marshall3–3–17–3–1
The Citadel2–4–15–5–1
Western Carolina2–4–14–6–1
VMI1–4–13–7–1
East Tennessee State0–7–00–10–1
Davidson0–2–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Virginia*L 15–4037,500[3]
September 21Richmond*L 14–286,800[4]
September 28at North Carolina*L 7–5149,250[5]
October 5The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
T 14–145,500[6]
October 12East Tennessee State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 23–195,900[7]
October 19at MarshallL 16–2117,815[8]
October 26William & Mary*W 39–385,700[9]
November 2at Appalachian StateL 10–264,600[10]
November 9James Madison*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–75,900[11]
November 16at ChattanoogaL 7–545,652[12]
November 23at Western CarolinaL 30–356,160[13]
  • *Non-conference game
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