1990 VMI Keydets football team

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.^[1]

1990 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Shuck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 The Citadel ^	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Catawba*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 24–7	5,100	[2]
September 8	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 20–28	6,752	[3]
September 15	James Madison*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 24–21	7,850	[4]
September 22	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 17–41	33,839	[5]
October 6	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 22–51	14,242	[6]
October 13	vs. No. 16 William & Mary*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	L 47–59	19,000	[7]
October 20	West Virginia Tech*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 66–27	6,426	[8]
October 27	Marshall	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 7–52	5,391	[9]
November 3	at No. 15 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 3–23	19,754	[10]
November 10	Appalachian State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 0–17	4,463	[11]
November 17	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 21–20		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game