1998 VMI Keydets football team

1998 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

1998 VMI Keydets football
1998 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
1998 record	1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Ted Cain (2nd season);
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field; (capacity: 10,000)
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the Keydets' 108th year of football and second season under head coach Ted Cain, who was replaced by interim head coach Donny White after a 1–9 start. VMI ended the season 1–10 with a sole victory over Lenoir-Rhyne.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 pm	Lenoir–Rhyne*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		W 26–7	4,960
September 12	1:00 pm	at No. 17 William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 0–49	9,598
September 19	7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN		L 8–44	5,071
September 26	1:00 pm	Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		L 14–51	6,298
October 3	1:00 pm	at No. 2 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 7–63	9,687
October 10	12:30 pm	Wofford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	SSN	L 20–42	6,541
October 17	7:00 pm	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 7–45	10,329
October 24	1:00 pm	Morehead State*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		L 38–41	4,173
October 31	1:00 pm	Western Carolina	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		L 17–39	3,714
November 7	2:00 pm	at No. 3 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 0–51	18,393	^[1]
November 14	12:30 pm	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	SSN	L 10–36	8,832
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Appy St. pounds VMI". The Daily News Leader. November 8, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80

v t VMI Keydets football
Venues	Alumni Field (1921–1961) Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Military Classic of the South (The Citadel) Richmond William & Mary Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	Traditions "" Moe the Kangaroo Porter Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1873 1874–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1998 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^		8	–	0		14	–	1
No. 6 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2		10	–	3
Western Carolina		5	–	3		6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	4		5	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4		5	–	6
East Tennessee State		3	–	5		4	–	7
Wofford		3	–	5		4	–	7
Furman		3	–	5		5	–	6
VMI		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll