1977 VMI Keydets football team

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Thalman, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Chattanooga.^[1][2]

1977 VMI Keydets football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Thalman (7th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VMI +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Western Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Appalachian State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions VMI's games against William & Mary, East Carolina, and Richmond and Marshall's game against Louisville were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	William & Mary[n 1]	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 23–13	8,100	[4]
September 17	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 14–27	26,664	[5]
September 24	at East Carolina[n 1]	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 13–14	23,581	[6]
October 8	Richmond[n 1]	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 25–0	6,800	[7]
October 15	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 19–3	8,700	[8]
October 22	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 20–30	13,000	[9]
October 29	Davidson*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 21–0	4,700	[10]
November 5	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 30–6	21,000	[11]
November 12	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 31–28	10,000	[12]
November 19	Rhode Island*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 20–7	5,200	[13]
November 26	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–27	10,000	[14]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. VMI's games against William & Mary, East Carolina, and Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.^[3]