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The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tied for seventh in the SoCon.[1] Stewart resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 8–25 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1994 through 1996.[2]

Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1996 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
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1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^ 8–0  15–0 
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 13 Furman ^ 6–2  9–4 
No. 25 Appalachian State 5–3  7–4 
The Citadel 3–5  4–7 
Georgia Southern 2–6  4–7 
VMI 2–6  3–8 
Chattanooga 2–6  3–8 
Western Carolina 1–7  4–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Ole Miss*L 7–3128,196[3]
September 14at No. 23 William & Mary*L 21–409,614[4]
September 21at East Tennessee StateL 0–384,711[5]
September 28Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–316,218[6]
October 5at No. 25 Georgia SouthernL 17–2012,041[7]
October 12No. 1 MarshallL 20–459,165[8]
October 19at ChattanoogaW 28–146,490[9]
November 2Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–284,781[10]
November 9Richmond*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 20–74,911[11]
November 16The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 34–27 2OT7,478[12]
November 23at No. 25 Appalachian StateL 14–268,260[13]
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