2005 VMI Keydets football team

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.

2005 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2005 record3–8 (2–2 Big South)
Head coachCal McCombs (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorWill McCombs (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (4th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2005 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Davidson*W 33–05,215
September 10at William & Mary*
L 7–417,140
September 17at Duke*L 14–4010,126
September 24Lehigh*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 26–286,524
October 1at Liberty
W 10–711,263
October 8Charleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–126,844
October 15at Wofford*
L 23–385,111
October 22Gardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 52–55 3OT5,845
October 29at Coastal Carolina
L 14–387,218
November 5at Richmond*
L 3–389,853
November 19The Citadel*
L 14–228,674
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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