American college football season
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| Southern Conference |
| 2–9 (1–7 SoCon) |
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| Bob Gatling (2nd season) |
Alumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000) |
Seasons |
| 2000 Southern Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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| Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
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| 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 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
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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[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 1:00 pm | Duquesne* | | L 31–57 | 5,837 |
| September 9 | 1:00 pm | at William & Mary* | | L 15–55 | 8,252 |
| September 16 | 4:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | | L 3–38 | 5,218 |
| September 23 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Furman | - Alumni Memorial Field
- Lexington, VA
| L 21–35 | 5,046 |
| September 30 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Georgia Southern | | 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 | | 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. 4 Appalachian State | | L 0–52 | 8,617 |
| 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 Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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References[edit]
- ^ 2013 VMI Fact Book - p. 80
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