1977 VMI Keydets football team

1977 VMI Keydets football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob Thalman (7th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field

1977 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VMI +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Western Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Appalachian State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1977 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team tied for the Southern Conference championship.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 10	William & Mary		W 23–3
September 17	Army		L 14–27
September 24	East Carolina		L 13–14
October 8	Richmond		W 25–0
October 15	The Citadel		W 19–3
October 22	Lehigh		L 20–30
October 29	Davidson		W 21–0
November 5	Virginia		W 30–6
November 12	Furman		W 31–28
November 19	Rhode Island		W 20–7
November 26	Virginia Tech		L 7–27