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2001 VMI Keydets football team

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2001 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Gatling (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Furman $^   7 1     12 3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 2     9 4  
Western Carolina   5 3     7 4  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Wofford   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   2 6     3 7  
Chattanooga   1 7     3 8  
VMI   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 111th year of football and third season under head coach Cal McCombs. VMI went 1–10 on the year, with the lone win coming over Chattanooga in overtime.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 p.m.at Duquesne*L 18–415,030
September 81:00 p.m.No. 17 William & Mary*L 0–345,722
September 227:00 p.m.at No. 4 FurmanL 7–6510,152[1]
September 2912:30 p.m.No. 1 Georgia Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–314,952
October 6at WoffordL 14–599,314
October 131:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 19–16 OT7,622
October 272:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaL 17–447,149
November 31:00 p.m.No. 11 Appalachian State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 17–275,353[2]
November 102:00 p.m.at The CitadelL 7–4918,937
November 171:00 p.m.Samford
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 28–464,355
November 2212:00 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 23–343,125

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References

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  1. ^ "Paladins win 100th in style". The Greenville News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "VMI lets one slip away". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80