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1993 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 1 0 10 3 0
No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 2 0 11 4 0
Western Carolina 5 3 0 6 5 0
Furman 4 4 0 5 5 1
The Citadel 4 4 0 7 5 0
Appalachian State 4 4 0 4 7 0
East Tennessee State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Chattanooga 2 6 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the SoCon.[1] Shuck was fired in December. He compiled a record of 14–40–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1989 through 1993.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Richmond*L 14–389,842[3]
September 18East Tennessee StateL 7–108,137[4]
September 25at Army*L 9–3132,441[5]
October 2vs. No. 18 William & Mary*L 6–4914,000[6]
October 9at No. 5 MarshallL 0–5119,187[7]
October 16Chattanooga
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 35–29 2OT7,200[8]
October 23No. 6 Georgia Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–575,600[9]
October 30at FurmanL 0–2410,709[10]
November 6at Western CarolinaL 14–3810,116[11]
November 13at The CitadelL 33–3418,213[12]
November 20Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 21–353,533[13]

References

  1. ^ "1993 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Keydets fire Shuck". The Daily News Leader. December 8, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Richmond takes advantage of VMI errors". Daily Press. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buccaneers grind out 10–7 victory on road". Johnson City Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cadets take advantage of VMI mistakes". The Daily Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No pearl in this Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI outlasts Mocs for rare win". Johnson City Press. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Southern clobbers VMI". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FU: A nice, dull win". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western rolls over Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bulldogs can't hold on, then do against VMI". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Appalachian State rallies for 35–21 win over VMI". The Courier-Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.