| Year: | 1974 |
| Team: | VMI Keydets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Thalman |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Alumni Memorial Field |
| Champion: | SoCon champion |
The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finishing as SoCon champion.[1] [2]