1978 VMI Keydets football team

1978 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga + 3 1 0 7 3 1
Appalachian State 4 2 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 0 6 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 5 6 0
VMI 0 4 0 3 8 0
Marshall 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.[1]

  1. ^ "1978 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.