1989 VMI Keydets football team

1989 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 7 0 0 12 2 0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 2 0 9 3 0
Marshall 4 3 0 6 5 0
East Tennessee State 4 3 0 4 7 0
Chattanooga 2 4 1 3 7 1
Western Carolina 1 4 1 3 7 1
VMI 1 4 1 2 8 1
The Citadel 1 5 1 5 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Shuck, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. In January 1989 Shuck was introduced as the 25th all-time head coach of the Keydets after serving as offensive coordinator at Army.