1996 VMI Keydets football team

1996 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 0     15 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 3     7 4  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
Georgia Southern   2 6     4 7  
VMI   2 6     3 8  
Chattanooga   2 6     3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Stewart, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing tied for seventh in the SoCon. Stewart resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 8–25 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1994 through 1996.