1997 VMI Keydets football team

1997 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 2     7 4  
East Tennessee State   5 3     7 4  
Furman   5 3     7 4  
The Citadel   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     7 4  
Western Carolina   3 5     3 8  
Wofford   2 6     3 7  
VMI   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In first third year under head coach Ted Cain, the team compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last in the SoCon.[1] In January 1997 Cain was introduced as the 27th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as offensive coordinator at NC State.[2]

  1. ^ "1997 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "VMI names Pack's Cain head coach". The News and Observer. January 14, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.