2005 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

2005 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Big South Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach|

* Cal McCombs (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Will McCombs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Johnny Burnett (4th season)
Home stadium| Alumni Memorial Field

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Big South Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 24 Coastal Carolina \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Charleston Southern \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Gardner–Webb |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
VMI |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Liberty |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the Keydets' 115th year of football, and their 3rd season in the Big South Conference.

After opening the year with a shutout win over Davidson, VMI lost its next three games to William & Mary, FBS-Duke, and Lehigh. They rebounded by winning two straight conference games over Charleston Southern, 34–12, and Liberty, 10–7, but ending the year on a five-game losing streak to end the season at 3–8 and 2–2 in Big South play, including a 22–14 loss to The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.

## Schedule

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September 3| Davidson*|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 33–0| 5,215|
September 10| at No. 11 William & Mary*|

* Zable Stadium
* Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)

| L 7–41| 7,140|
September 17| at Duke*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 14–40| 10,126|
September 24| No. 13 Lehigh*|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 26–28| 6,524| [1]
October 1| at Liberty|

* Williams Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 10–7| 11,263|
October 8| Charleston Southern|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 34–12| 6,844|
October 15| at Wofford*|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| L 23–38| 5,111|
October 22| Gardner–Webb|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 52–55 3OT| 5,845|
October 29| at No. 13 Coastal Carolina|

* Brooks Stadium
* Conway, SC

| L 14–38| 7,218|
November 5| at No. 23 Richmond*|

* University of Richmond Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| L 3–38| 9,853|
November 19| The Citadel*|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)

| L 14–22| 8,674|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ Groller, Keith (September 25, 2005). "Lehigh Tops VMI in Spite of Itself". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 - via Newspapers.com.

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VMI Keydets football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1921–1961)
* Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

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* Richmond
* William & Mary
* Virginia Tech

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* Porter Cup

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