2019 VMI Keydets football team

2019 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Clark (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Wofford $^   7 1     8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^   6 2     8 4  
Chattanooga   5 3     6 6  
The Citadel   4 4     6 6  
Samford   4 4     5 7  
VMI   4 4     5 7  
Mercer   3 5     4 8  
Western Carolina   2 6     3 9  
East Tennessee State   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 129th football season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Their 5 wins were the most achieved in a single season since finishing 6–6 in 2003.