2000 VMI Keydets football team

2000 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Cal McCombs (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Gatling (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field

2000 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 4 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Furman ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 23 Wofford		5	–	3					7	–	4
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Carolina		3	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 110th year of football and second season under head coach Cal McCombs.

The Keydets endured a 2–9 campaign, which included wins over Charleston Southern and a 41–21 victory over The Citadel in the Military Classic of the South.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 pm	Duquesne*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 31–57	5,837
September 9	1:00 pm	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 15–55	8,252
September 16	4:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 3–38	5,218
September 23	1:00 pm	No. 10 Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 21–35	5,046	[1]
September 30	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 3–56	13,794
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 23 Wofford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 28–45	7,068
October 14	7:00 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 14–27	8,842
October 21	1:00 pm	Charleston Southern*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 40–7	5,070
October 28	1:00 pm	Western Carolina	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 31–41	5,275
November 4	2:00 pm	at No. 15 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 0–52	8,617	[2]
November 11	1:00 pm	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	W 41–21	9,411
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Furman continues dominance of VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Appalachian destroys VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80