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.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| 2005 record | 3–8 (2–2 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Will McCombs (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Johnny Burnett (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | Davidson* | W 33–0 | 5,215 | |
| September 10 | at William & Mary* | L 7–41 | 7,140 | |
| September 17 | at Duke* | L 14–40 | 10,126 | |
| September 24 | Lehigh* |
| L 26–28 | 6,524 |
| October 1 | at Liberty | W 10–7 | 11,263 | |
| October 8 | Charleston Southern |
| W 34–12 | 6,844 |
| October 15 | at Wofford* | L 23–38 | 5,111 | |
| October 22 | Gardner–Webb |
| L 52–55 3OT | 5,845 |
| October 29 | at Coastal Carolina | L 14–38 | 7,218 | |
| November 5 | at Richmond* | L 3–38 | 9,853 | |
| November 19 | The Citadel* |
| L 14–22 | 8,674 |
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- Source: 2005 VMI Football Schedule
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