1988 VMI Keydets football team

1988 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Furman +^ 6 1 013 2 0
No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 1 011 2 0
No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 06 4 1
Chattanooga 3 3 04 7 0
VMI 1 5 02 9 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 03 8 0
Western Carolina 1 6 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. Williamson resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 10–33–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1985 through 1988.