1993 VMI Keydets football team

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing ninth in the SoCon.^[1] Shuck was fired in December. He compiled a record of 14–40–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1989 through 1993.^[2]

1993 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Shuck (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Marshall ^	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 14–38	9,842	[3]
September 18	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 7–10	8,137	[4]
September 25	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 9–31	32,441	[5]
October 2	vs. No. 18 William & Mary*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	L 6–49	14,000	[6]
October 9	at No. 5 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 0–51	19,187	[7]
October 16	Chattanooga	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 35–29 2OT	7,200	[8]
October 23	No. 6 Georgia Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 0–57	5,600	[9]
October 30	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–24	10,709	[10]
November 6	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 14–38	10,116	[11]
November 13	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 33–34	18,213	[12]
November 20	Appalachian State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 21–35	3,533	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1993 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
2. "Keydets fire Shuck". The Daily News Leader. December 8, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Richmond takes advantage of VMI errors". Daily Press. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Buccaneers grind out 10–7 victory on road". Johnson City Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cadets take advantage of VMI mistakes". The Daily Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "No pearl in this Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Marshall 51–0". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "VMI outlasts Mocs for rare win". Johnson City Press. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia Southern clobbers VMI". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "FU: A nice, dull win". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Western rolls over Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bulldogs can't hold on, then do against VMI". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Appalachian State rallies for 35–21 win over VMI". The Courier-Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.