2002 VMI Keydets football team

2002 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 14 Wofford	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 10 Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 9 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
VMI	3	–	5	6	–	6
Western Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	6
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Chattanooga	2	–	6	2	–	10
The Citadel	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 112th year of football, and their 79th and final season in the Southern Conference until 2014^[1]).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	W 27–24	2,417
September 7	Davidson*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 41–16	5,923
September 14	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 31–62	9,963
September 21	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 21–35	4,770
September 28	No. 7 Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 28–55	6,235	^[2]
October 5	at No. 18 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 7–52	15,621
October 12	No. 18 Wofford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 27–16	7,860
October 19	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 35–31	5,237
October 26	Liberty*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 38–14	6,165
November 2	Western Carolina	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 23–35	5,820
November 9	at No. 14 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 13–54	11,007	^[3]
November 23	vs. The Citadel	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC (Military Classic of the South)	W 23–21	6,936
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI". SoConSports.com. May 30, 2013.
^ "Paladins throttle Keydets". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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