2003 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

2003 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–6 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach
  • Cal McCombs (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Burnett (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big South Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Gardner–Webb $   4 0     8 4  
Liberty   3 1     6 6  
VMI   2 2     6 6  
Coastal Carolina   1 3     6 5  
Charleston Southern   0 4     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2003 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 113th year of football, and their first season in the Big South Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Navy*L 10–3730,129
September 6at Davidson*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 31–92,116
September 13William & Mary*L 24–347,125
September 20Norfolk State*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–97,840
September 27Georgetown*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 42–146,137[1]
October 4at LibertyL 28–3112,273
October 11Charleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 50–74,325
October 18Gardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 25–374,732
October 25at Richmond*
L 25–359,122
November 1at Coastal CarolinaW 19–106,849
November 8Austin Peay*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 48–75,872
November 15vs. The Citadel*L 23–2711,336
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "VMI 42, Georgetown 14". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. September 28, 2003. pp. E15, E14 – via ProQuest.
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