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1989 VMI Keydets football team

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The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.[1] In January 1989 Shuck was introduced as the 25th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as offensive coordinator at Army.[2]

Record2–8–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1989 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
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1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^7–0–012–2–0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^5–2–09–3–0
Marshall4–3–06–5–0
East Tennessee State4–3–04–7–0
Chattanooga2–4–13–7–1
Western Carolina1–4–13–7–1
VMI1–4–12–8–1
The Citadel1–5–15–5–1
  • $ – 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 2East Tennessee StateL 16–175,100[3]
September 9at North Carolina*L 7–4950,400[4]
September 16No. 20 William & Mary*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 17–244,826[5]
September 23at Richmond*L 22–2714,163[6]
September 30Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–306,200[7]
October 7at No. 9 Appalachian StateL 0–3412,379[8]
October 21at James Madison*L 0–259,115[9]
October 28at MarshallL 10–4015,807[10]
November 4Davidson*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 39–363,865[11]
November 11The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 20–108,125[12]
November 18at ChattanoogaT 14–143,118[13]
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