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class="mw-redirect" title="Foster Stadium">Foster Stadium</a><br />(capacity: 10,000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alumni_Memorial_Field" title="Alumni Memorial Field">Alumni Memorial Field</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Year built</th><td class="infobox-data">1962<sup id="cite_ref-VMI2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field surface</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bermuda_grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Bermuda grass">Bermuda grass</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Virginia" title="Lexington, Virginia">Lexington, Virginia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NCAA division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">Division I FCS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Past conferences</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">All-time record</th><td class="infobox-data nowrap">485–718–42 (.406)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowl record</th><td class="infobox-data">6–18 (.250)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">SoCon: 8 (2020)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#FFD619;color:#000000;">Current uniform</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VMI_Uniform.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/VMI_Uniform.png/200px-VMI_Uniform.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/VMI_Uniform.png/300px-VMI_Uniform.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/VMI_Uniform.png/400px-VMI_Uniform.png 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="463" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Red, white, and yellow<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#AE122A"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFD619"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fight song</th><td class="infobox-data">"The Spirit"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Moe the Kangaroo</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vmikeydets.com">vmikeydets.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>VMI Keydets football</b> team represents the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Military_Institute" title="Virginia Military Institute">Virginia Military Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Virginia" title="Lexington, Virginia">Lexington, Virginia</a>. The Keydets compete in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FCS">NCAA Division I FCS</a>, and are coached by <a href="/wiki/Danny_Rocco" title="Danny Rocco">Danny Rocco</a>, named head coach on December 3, 2022. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Memorial_Field" title="Alumni Memorial Field">Alumni Memorial Field</a>, as they have since 1962. </p><p>Historically VMI's biggest rival was <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a>. Today, VMI's biggest rival is <a href="/wiki/Citadel_Bulldogs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Citadel Bulldogs football">The Citadel</a>, as the two teams have battled 72 times, with The Citadel leading the series 40–30–2. The series was dubbed "The <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a>" in 1976 as a reference to the two school's status as the last two remaining all-military schools in the south, a region once rich with military colleges.<sup id="cite_ref-VMI_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winner of each game receives an award known as the Silver Shako. The Silver Shako has been held by VMI since 2019. The last contest occurred on April 17, 2021. </p><p>In addition to The Citadel, VMI has minor rivalries with <a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_football" title="Richmond Spiders football">Richmond</a>. The Tribe and the Keydets first met in 1908, and William & Mary leads that <a href="/wiki/VMI%E2%80%93William_%26_Mary_football_rivalry" title="VMI–William & Mary football rivalry">series</a> 52–33–2. VMI's <a href="/wiki/VMI%E2%80%93Richmond_football_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="VMI–Richmond football rivalry">competition with Richmond</a> goes back farther, to just their third year of existence (<a href="/wiki/1893_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1893 VMI Keydets football team">1893</a>). Richmond has won 41 games to VMI's 40, and the teams have tied five times. Also, the Keydets have played <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavaliers_football" title="Virginia Cavaliers football">Virginia</a> and Virginia Tech 82 and 79 times, respectively. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_VMI_Keydets_football_seasons" title="List of VMI Keydets football seasons">List of VMI Keydets football seasons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg/200px-1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg/300px-1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg/400px-1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team.jpg 2x" data-file-width="985" data-file-height="602" /></a><figcaption>The first VMI football team in <a href="/wiki/1891_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1891 VMI Keydets football team">1891</a></figcaption></figure> <p>VMI football dates back to 1873 with a one-game season, featuring a 4–2 loss to <a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No player or coaching records are known from that game. The Keydets would not have another intercollegiate team until 1891 under coach <a href="/wiki/Walter_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Walter Taylor (American football)">Walter Taylor III</a>. Taylor was the son of <a href="/wiki/Walter_H._Taylor" title="Walter H. Taylor">Walter H. Taylor</a>, a <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">lieutenant colonel</a> and aide to <a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Lee" title="Robert E. Lee">Robert E. Lee</a>. The Keydets went 3–0–1 in 1891, with a win and tie against Washington and Lee and defeats of <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_College_(Annapolis/Santa_Fe)" title="St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)">St. John's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pantops_Academy" title="Pantops Academy">Pantops Academy</a>. </p><p>VMI had two additional undefeated seasons in <a href="/wiki/1892_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1892 VMI Keydets football team">1892</a> and <a href="/wiki/1894_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1894 VMI Keydets football team">1894</a>, and a total record of 32–10–2 during the 19th century, setting the tone as being one of the state's top football schools. Although they were technically undefeated in <a href="/wiki/1899_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1899 VMI Keydets football team">1899</a> by a virtue of a lone win over <a href="/wiki/Washington_%26_Lee_Generals_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington & Lee Generals football">Washington & Lee</a>, the season was cut short and all cadets were sent home due to an outbreak of <a href="/wiki/Typhoid_fever" title="Typhoid fever">typhoid fever</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1900–1920"><span id="1900.E2.80.931920"></span>1900–1920</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1900–1920"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>VMI continued to have success on the field during the early 1900s. <a href="/wiki/Sam_Walker_(American_football)" title="Sam Walker (American football)">Sam Walker</a> became the head coach at the turn of the century, and, after compiling a head coaching record of 11–7–3 in three seasons, was replaced by future <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Roper_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Roper (American football)">William Roper</a>. Roper's brief two-year tenure was highlighted by wins over <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_football" title="NC State Wolfpack football">NC State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Davidson_Wildcats_football" title="Davidson Wildcats football">Davidson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VMI_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After several seasons of mediocrity, VMI returned to their winning ways in 1911 under <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Brummage" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Brummage">Alpha Brummage</a>, who previously coached at now-<a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_University" title="Ottawa University">Ottawa University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Kansas" title="Ottawa, Kansas">Ottawa, Kansas</a>. In two years with Brummage, VMI went 14–2, and 7–1 each season, stumbling only to Virginia and <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_College_(Annapolis/Santa_Fe)" title="St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)">St. John's</a>, though VMI did manage to defeat and shutout the in-state rival and powerhouse Cavaliers 19–0 in <a href="/wiki/1912_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1912 VMI Keydets football team">1912</a>. </p><p>After Brummage left VMI for <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats" title="Kentucky Wildcats">Kentucky</a>, where he would become the school's football and basketball coach, the Keydets went 7–1–2 under new head coach <a href="/wiki/Henry_Poaque" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Poaque">Henry Poaque</a>, his only season at the Institute. VMI joined the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association">South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association</a> (SAIAA) in 1918, many of the members of which formed the bulk of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> after the conference's disbandment in 1921. In 1920, <a href="/wiki/Blandy_Clarkson" title="Blandy Clarkson">Blandy Clarkson</a> led VMI to its third of only four perfect seasons with a 9–0 record, culminating with an SAIAA championship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alumni_Field">Alumni Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Alumni Field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_VMI_stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Old_VMI_stadium.jpg/200px-Old_VMI_stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Old_VMI_stadium.jpg/300px-Old_VMI_stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Old_VMI_stadium.jpg/400px-Old_VMI_stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="707" data-file-height="447" /></a><figcaption>Old VMI stadium</figcaption></figure><p>With the finished construction of Alumni Field in 1921, VMI football no longer needed to play on the Parade Ground situated in front of the <a href="/wiki/Barracks,_Virginia_Military_Institute" title="Barracks, Virginia Military Institute">barracks</a>. The stadium was placed around the same place it is today, and was completed at a total cost of $69,000.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Keydets went 3–5–1 in the stadium's inaugural year, which included key wins over in-state opponents Roanoke, Hampden–Sydney, and a stunning victory over Virginia. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blandy_Clarkson_era">Blandy Clarkson era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Blandy Clarkson era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the perfect 9–0 championship season in <a href="/wiki/1920_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1920 VMI Keydets football team">1920</a>, VMI was much less successful the following year, posting a 3–5–1 record, which was the only losing season for the Keydets under Clarkson. After two stellar seasons of 7–2 and 9–1 as an independent, VMI joined the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/1924_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1924 VMI Keydets football team">1924</a>, where they would remain for nearly 80 years until 2003. In their inaugural SoCon season, VMI went 6–3–1, which was good for 13th place in a sizeable conference of 22.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarkson departed VMI following the 1926 season, and totaled a record of 44–21–2 in seven years, the most wins by any Keydet head coach at the time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="William_Raftery_era">William Raftery era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: William Raftery era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WmCRaftery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/WmCRaftery.jpg/150px-WmCRaftery.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/WmCRaftery.jpg/225px-WmCRaftery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/WmCRaftery.jpg/300px-WmCRaftery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="534" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_Raftery" class="mw-redirect" title="William Raftery">William Raftery</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Following the departure of Clarkson, <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a>-native <a href="/wiki/W._C._Raftery" title="W. C. Raftery">William "Bill" Raftery</a> took over head coaching duties of VMI. The Keydets were 6–4 his first season, ranking among the last in the SoCon.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raftery led the team to an 8–2 season in 1929, but it was the last winning season under Raftery's reign, which lasted until 1936. In ten years his record at VMI was 38–55–5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allison_Hubert_era">Allison Hubert era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Allison Hubert era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Allison_Hubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Allison Hubert">Allison Hubert</a> took over for his predecessor Raftery in the 1937 season. Nicknamed "Pooley", Hubert was a Mississippi native and a veteran of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. After leading <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> to the 1926 national championship, Hubert coached several sports at <a href="/wiki/Southern_Miss_Golden_Eagles_football" title="Southern Miss Golden Eagles football">Southern Miss</a> in the early 1930s. He went 5–5 in his first season with the Keydets. Hubert's most successful season with VMI was in 1940, where the squad finished 7–2–1, though it was only good enough to get them 7th in the conference. Hubert left with a 43–45–8 record under his belt after ten seasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tom_Nugent_era">Tom Nugent era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tom Nugent era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Morton_(American_football)" title="Arthur Morton (American football)">Arthur Morton</a> left VMI for <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs football">Mississippi State</a> in 1949, he was 9–8–1 with the Keydets.<a href="/wiki/Tom_Nugent" title="Tom Nugent">Tom Nugent</a> took his place that January. Nugent was famous for developing the <a href="/wiki/I_formation" title="I formation">I formation</a>, though it did not happen until the year after he left VMI. Though the first two years were nothing special, Nugent took the 1951 squad to their first SoCon championship with a 7–3 record. The season included a 34–0 shutout of Richmond, a 29–6 drubbing of <a href="/wiki/Wofford_Terriers" title="Wofford Terriers">Wofford</a>, a 27–21 win over rival Citadel, and a 20–7 win over Virginia Tech in the season finale. Nugent left following the 1952 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alumni_Memorial_Field_and_John_McKenna_era">Alumni Memorial Field and John McKenna era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Alumni Memorial Field and John McKenna era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg/160px-2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg/240px-2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg/320px-2008-0831-VMI-AlumniMemorialField.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2276" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alumni_Memorial_Field" title="Alumni Memorial Field">Alumni Memorial Field</a></figcaption></figure><p>Possibly the greatest decades in VMI football history were under <a href="/wiki/John_McKenna_(American_football)" title="John McKenna (American football)">John McKenna</a>. In his thirteen years with the Keydets, McKenna had a record of 62–60–8, and won four SoCon championships. These occurred in 1957, 1959, 1960 and 1962. </p><p>In the same year VMI won the 1962 Southern Conference, 10,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Memorial_Field" title="Alumni Memorial Field">Alumni Memorial Field</a> was built. Costs were around $250,000.<sup id="cite_ref-VMI2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bob_Thalman_era">Bob Thalman era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bob Thalman era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bob_Thalman" title="Bob Thalman">Bob Thalman</a> came to VMI in 1971. Coming from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Richmond" title="University of Richmond">University of Richmond</a>, he previously coached at Hampden–Sydney. Thalman brought another two SoCon championships to VMI in 1974 and 1977. He departed in 1984 after a 1–9 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1985–2002"><span id="1985.E2.80.932002"></span>1985–2002</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1985–2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Williamson" title="Eddie Williamson">Eddie Williamson</a> took over the head coaching position for four years, all losing seasons. He was followed by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Shuck" title="Jim Shuck">Jim Shuck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(American_football)" title="Bill Stewart (American football)">Bill Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Cain" title="Ted Cain">Ted Cain</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cal_McCombs" title="Cal McCombs">Cal McCombs</a> until 2005. No coach could produce a winning season for the Keydets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Big_South_and_return_to_Southern_Conference">Big South and return to Southern Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Big South and return to Southern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, VMI joined the <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a> after 79 years in the SoCon.<sup id="cite_ref-VMI_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VMI still could not get back to its winning ways. They were under the direction of McCombs, who would be fired after 2005. <a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid" title="Jim Reid">Jim Reid</a> would coach for two years, with a 3–19 record. <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Woods" title="Sparky Woods">Sparky Woods</a> became the 30th head coach in 2008. The Keydets returned to the Southern Conference in 2014, but Woods was unable to lead a winning season; he was dismissed at the end of the 2014 season with a seven-year record of 17–62, and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wachenheim" title="Scott Wachenheim">Scott Wachenheim</a>. The 2020 VMI Football team won the Southern Conference title with a 6-1 record, and a FCS Playoff berth. It is their first winning season since 1981. </p><p>During the 2021 FCS spring season, VMI defeated <a href="/wiki/2020_The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team">The Citadel</a> 31–17 in the <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a>, retaining the Silver Shako, and winning their first <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_Conference_football_champions" title="List of Southern Conference football champions">Southern Conference Football Championship</a> since 1977. By winning the SoCon Championship, The Keydets became an Automatic Qualifier for their first ever FCS Playoff berth. The following week, on April 24, The Keydets lost by one touchdown to the #1 ranked James Madison University Dukes, 31–24, in Harrisonburg, VA. Three members of the Spring 2021 Keydet Football team would eventually be selected as first-team All-Americans. Scott Wachenheim, Head Coach of the Keydets, would go on to win multiple collegiate coaching honors for the season including Southern Conference Coach of the Year and AFCA-FCS Coach of the Year. Wachenheim had led the spring 2021 Keydets to their first conference championship in over 40 years and their first ever FCS playoff bid. During the season, VMI was ranked amongst the Top 25 FCS Teams nationally for most of the season, rising as high as #10 in the FCS Stats Perform Poll and #11 in the AFCA Coaches Polls. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_affiliations">Conference affiliations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Conference affiliations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">Independent</a> (1891–1899)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Virginia_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association">Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association</a> (1900–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FCS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FCS independent schools">Independent</a> (1907–1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association">SAIAA</a> (1918–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern</a> (1924–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South</a> (2003–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern</a> (2014–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Record_vs._SoCon_opponents">Record vs. SoCon opponents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Record vs. SoCon opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Series </th> <th>First meeting </th> <th>Last meeting </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football" title="The Citadel Bulldogs football">The Citadel</a> </td> <td><b>32–42–2</b> </td> <td>1920 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Mocs_football" title="Chattanooga Mocs football">Chattanooga</a> </td> <td><b>8–16–1</b> </td> <td>1971 </td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football" title="East Tennessee State Buccaneers football">East Tennessee State</a> </td> <td><b>10–15–0</b> </td> <td>1979 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_football" title="Furman Paladins football">Furman</a> </td> <td><b>10–28–0</b> </td> <td>1946 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercer_Bears_football" title="Mercer Bears football">Mercer</a> </td> <td><b>2–5–0</b> </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Samford_Bulldogs_football" title="Samford Bulldogs football">Samford</a> </td> <td><b>2–6–0</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_football" title="Western Carolina Catamounts football">Western Carolina</a> </td> <td><b>4–24–0</b> </td> <td>1978 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wofford_Terriers_football" title="Wofford Terriers football">Wofford</a> </td> <td><b>11–13–0</b> </td> <td>1924 </td> <td>2021 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships">Championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Keydets have six wins and 18 losses in 24 minor bowl games. This includes nine <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_Bowl" title="Tobacco Bowl">Tobacco Bowls</a> and 15 <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bowl" title="Oyster Bowl">Oyster Bowls</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Bowl Game </th> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_Bowl" title="Tobacco Bowl">Tobacco Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_football" title="Richmond Spiders football">Richmond Spiders</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 14–7 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1952 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavaliers_football" title="Virginia Cavaliers football">Virginia Cavaliers</a> </td> <td>L 33–14 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1963 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bowl" title="Oyster Bowl">Oyster Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy Midshipmen</a> </td> <td>L 21–12 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1964 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Cavaliers </td> <td>L 20–19 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1967 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> </td> <td>L 33–28 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1969 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Cavaliers </td> <td>L 28–10 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1974 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech Hokies</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 22–17 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1975 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Richmond Spiders </td> <td>L 24–19 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1976 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Tech Hokies </td> <td>L 37–7 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1976 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Cavaliers </td> <td><b>W</b> 13–7 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1978 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Richmond Spiders </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–6 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1980 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Tech Hokies </td> <td>L 21–6 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1981 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football" title="The Citadel Bulldogs football">The Citadel Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 14–0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"> <td>1982 </td> <td>Tobacco Bowl </td> <td>Richmond Spiders </td> <td><b>W</b> 14–0 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1982 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Tech Hokies </td> <td>L 14–3 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1984 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>Virginia Tech Hokies </td> <td>L 54–7 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1987 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>William & Mary Tribe </td> <td>L 17–6 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1988 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>The Citadel Bulldogs </td> <td>L 31–20 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1990 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>William & Mary Tribe </td> <td>L 59–47 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1991 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>The Citadel Bulldogs </td> <td>L 14–17 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1992 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>Richmond Spiders </td> <td>L 41–18 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1993 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>William & Mary Tribe </td> <td>L 49–6 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1994 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td>The Citadel Bulldogs </td> <td>L 58–14 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"> <td>1995 </td> <td>Oyster Bowl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_Eagles_football" title="Georgia Southern Eagles football">Georgia Southern Eagles</a> </td> <td>L 31–13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Undefeated_seasons">Undefeated seasons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Undefeated seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/1894_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1894 VMI Keydets football team">1894</a> </td> <td>6–0 </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/1899_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1899 VMI Keydets football team">1899</a> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Boyle,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Boyle, Jr.">Samuel Boyle, Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/1920_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1920 VMI Keydets football team">1920</a> </td> <td>9–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blandy_Clarkson" title="Blandy Clarkson">Blandy Clarkson</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/1957_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1957 VMI Keydets football team">1957</a> </td> <td>9–0–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McKenna_(American_football)" title="John McKenna (American football)">John McKenna</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_championships">Conference championships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Conference championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Keydets have won eight conference championships, with all of them coming in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a>, six outright and two shared. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Season </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Coach </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Overall record </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Conference record </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1951_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1951 VMI Keydets football team">1951</a>†</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Nugent" title="Tom Nugent">Tom Nugent</a></td> <td>7–3</td> <td>5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1957_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1957 VMI Keydets football team">1957</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/John_McKenna_(American_football)" title="John McKenna (American football)">John McKenna</a></td> <td>9–0–1</td> <td>6–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1959 VMI Keydets football team">1959</a></td> <td>8–1–1</td> <td>5–0–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1960 VMI Keydets football team">1960</a></td> <td>7–2–1</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1962 VMI Keydets football team">1962</a></td> <td>6–4</td> <td>6–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1974 VMI Keydets football team">1974</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Thalman" title="Bob Thalman">Bob Thalman</a></td> <td>7–4</td> <td>5–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="1977 VMI Keydets football team">1977</a>†</td> <td>7–4</td> <td>4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_VMI_Keydets_football_team" title="2020 VMI Keydets football team">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wachenheim" title="Scott Wachenheim">Scott Wachenheim</a></td> <td>6–2</td> <td>6–1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Co-champions </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_I-AA/FCS_playoffs"><span id="Division_I-AA.2FFCS_playoffs"></span>Division I-AA/FCS playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Division I-AA/FCS playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>VMI has made one appearance in the FCS playoffs. Their combined record is 0–1. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Round </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Opponent </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">Result </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_FCS_football_season#Postseason" title="2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season">2020</a></td> <td>First Round</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_James_Madison_Dukes_football_team" title="2020 James Madison Dukes football team">James Madison</a></td> <td>L 24–31 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#AE122A"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"><b>Playoff Record</b></span> </td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#AE122A"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;"><b>0–1</b></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Head coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_VMI_Keydets_head_football_coaches" title="List of VMI Keydets head football coaches">List of VMI Keydets head football coaches</a></div> <p>VMI has had 32 head coaches in their history. They are currently led by <a href="/wiki/Danny_Rocco" title="Danny Rocco">Danny Rocco</a>, a graduate of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest</a> and a native of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>. The winningest coach in VMI history is <a href="/wiki/John_McKenna_(American_football)" title="John McKenna (American football)">John McKenna</a>, who had a 62–60–8 in thirteen seasons at the school. <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Brummage" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Brummage">Alpha Brummage</a>, who led the Keydets for two seasons in 1911 and 1912, has the highest winning percentage among coaches with at least ten games coached (.875). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Joined</th> <th>Left </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Walter Taylor (American football)">Walter Taylor</a></td> <td>1891</td> <td>1891 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_W._Bryant" title="George W. Bryant">George Bryant</a></td> <td>1895</td> <td>1896 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/R._N._Groner" title="R. N. Groner">R. N. Groner</a></td> <td>1897</td> <td>1897 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Boyle" title="Sam Boyle">Sam Boyle</a></td> <td>1898</td> <td>1899 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Walker_(American_football)" title="Sam Walker (American football)">Sam Walker</a></td> <td>1900</td> <td>1902 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Roper_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Roper (American football)">William Roper</a></td> <td>1903</td> <td>1904 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ira_Johnson" title="Ira Johnson">Ira Johnson</a></td> <td>1905</td> <td>1906 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Roller" title="Charles Roller">Charles Roller</a></td> <td>1907</td> <td>1908 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_C._Gloth" title="William C. Gloth">William Gloth</a></td> <td>1909</td> <td>1910 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Brummage" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha Brummage">Alpha Brummage</a></td> <td>1911</td> <td>1912 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Poaque" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Poaque">Henry Poaque</a></td> <td>1913</td> <td>1913 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gorton" title="Frank Gorton">Frank Gorton</a></td> <td>1914</td> <td>1916 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Abell" title="Earl Abell">Earl Abell</a></td> <td>1917</td> <td>1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Abell" title="Earl Abell">Earl Abell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mose_Goodman" title="Mose Goodman">Mose Goodman</a></td> <td>1918</td> <td>1918 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Fleming" title="Red Fleming">Red Fleming</a></td> <td>1919</td> <td>1919 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blandy_Clarkson" title="Blandy Clarkson">Blandy Clarkson</a></td> <td>1920</td> <td>1926 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/W._C._Raftery" title="W. C. Raftery">W. C. Raftery</a></td> <td>1927</td> <td>1936 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allison_Hubert" class="mw-redirect" title="Allison Hubert">Allison Hubert</a></td> <td>1937</td> <td>1946 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Morton_(American_football)" title="Arthur Morton (American football)">Arthur Morton</a></td> <td>1947</td> <td>1948 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Nugent" title="Tom Nugent">Tom Nugent</a></td> <td>1949</td> <td>1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McKenna_(American_football)" title="John McKenna (American football)">John McKenna</a></td> <td>1953</td> <td>1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vito_Ragazzo" title="Vito Ragazzo">Vito Ragazzo</a></td> <td>1966</td> <td>1970 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Thalman" title="Bob Thalman">Bob Thalman</a></td> <td>1971</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Williamson" title="Eddie Williamson">Eddie Williamson</a></td> <td>1985</td> <td>1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Shuck" title="Jim Shuck">Jim Shuck</a></td> <td>1989</td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Stewart_(American_football)" title="Bill Stewart (American football)">Bill Stewart</a></td> <td>1994</td> <td>1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Cain" title="Ted Cain">Ted Cain</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donny_White" title="Donny White">Donny White</a> #</td> <td>1998</td> <td>1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cal_McCombs" title="Cal McCombs">Cal McCombs</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reid_(American_football)" title="Jim Reid (American football)">Jim Reid</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td>2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Woods" title="Sparky Woods">Sparky Woods</a></td> <td>2008</td> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wachenheim" title="Scott Wachenheim">Scott Wachenheim</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td>2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Rocco" title="Danny Rocco">Danny Rocco</a></td> <td>2023</td> <td>- </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small><i>Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach</i><br />Note: From 1892–1894, the team had no coach<sup id="cite_ref-VMI_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_coaching_staff">Current coaching staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Current coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Rocco" title="Danny Rocco">Danny Rocco</a></td> <td>Head coach </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Stinespring" title="Bryan Stinespring">Bryan Stinespring</a></td> <td>Associate head coach/offensive assistant<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bill Parker</td> <td>Assistant head coach/cornerbacks/recruiting coordinator </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patrick Ashford</td> <td>Off. coordinator/QBs </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nick Reveiz</td> <td>Def. coordinator/linebackers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jack Abercrombie</td> <td>Offensive Line/run game coordinator </td></tr> <tr> <td>JB Lageman</td> <td>Defensive line </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kendrick Scott</td> <td>Running backs </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dino Waites</td> <td>Safeties coach </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bilal Marshall</td> <td>Wide receivers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Greg Wood</td> <td>Specialists coach/video coordinator </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chris Moore</td> <td>Special teams coordinator/tight ends </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ellis Spratlin</td> <td>Director of strength and conditioning/football strength and conditioning </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alumni_Memorial_Field">Alumni Memorial Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Alumni Memorial Field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Memorial_Field" title="Alumni Memorial Field">Alumni Memorial Field</a></div> <p>Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, located on the VMI post, has been the home of VMI football games since 1962. Completed at a cost of around $250,000, Foster seats 10,000. The stadium went through a major $12 million renovation process in 2006, with new ticket booths, concourses, restrooms, and a new scoreboard and <a href="/wiki/Jumbotron" title="Jumbotron">jumbotron</a>. The field's surface is <a href="/wiki/Bermuda_Grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Bermuda Grass">Bermuda Grass</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sprinturf_Field">Sprinturf Field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Sprinturf Field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sprinturf Field serves as the Keydets practice facility, made of <a href="/wiki/Artificial_grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial grass">artificial grass</a>. It also serves host to 1–2 lacrosse games throughout the season.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Traditions">Traditions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Traditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Moe the Kangaroo</b></li></ul> <p>VMI chose a kangaroo to represent the school as a mascot in 1947, when two cheerleaders saw one on a magazine cover and thought how "uncommon the animal was as a mascot".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally the kangaroo was named TD Bound, but later changed to Moe at an unknown time. VMI is one of four colleges with a marsupial mascot. <a href="/wiki/Zippy_(mascot)" title="Zippy (mascot)">Zippy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Akron_Zips_football" title="Akron Zips football">Akron</a> is the one other school with a kangaroo mascot. </p> <ul><li><b>12th Man</b></li></ul> <p>Around 20 minutes before VMI home games, the Corps of Cadets march from their barracks down to <a href="/wiki/Foster_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Foster Stadium">Foster Stadium</a> while the regimental band plays. VMI uniquely requires every student to attend the football games from start to finish.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Little John</b></li></ul> <p>A replica of a <a href="/w/index.php?title=1750_Howitzer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1750 Howitzer (page does not exist)">1750 Howitzer</a> cannon, "Little John" is a corps-owned cannon fired when the Keydets come on to the field, and after every VMI score and quarter end. The one currently in use was designed by Col. Cary S. Tucker. The previous one was retired to the VMI museum after the undefeated 1957 football team finished.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>Rat Push-Ups</b></li></ul> <p>After every point scored by The Keydets, the entire class of first-year Cadets (also known as Rats), runs down to the North end zone and does the same number of push-ups as the total number of points The Keydets have on the scoreboard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Citadel">The Citadel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: The Citadel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a></div> <p>Arguably the school's biggest rival, <a href="/wiki/The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football" title="The Citadel Bulldogs football">The Citadel</a> and VMI have played 76 times in a matchup known as the <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a>. The teams first met in 1920, where VMI cruised to a 35–0 shutout win in Lynchburg.<sup id="cite_ref-VMI_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VMI-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most recent meeting occurred in 2021, when VMI prevailed 31-17, their second consecutive win in the <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a>. The Silver Shako (the trophy awarded to the winner) has rested in Lexington since 2019. Though the schools did not play in 2004 and from 2008 to 2010, the series is set to be played every year once again as VMI returned to the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a> beginning in 2014. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virginia_Tech">Virginia Tech</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Virginia Tech"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/VMI%E2%80%93Virginia_Tech_football_rivalry" title="VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry">VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/VMI%E2%80%93Virginia_Tech_football_rivalry" title="VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry">Virginia Tech and VMI</a> first met in 1894 and played annually from 1913–71, usually in <a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke</a> on <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving Day</a>. Like the current rivalry between VMI and <a href="/wiki/The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football" title="The Citadel Bulldogs football">The Citadel</a>, the match-up was referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Military_Classic_of_the_South" title="Military Classic of the South">Military Classic of the South</a>, due to the military heritage of both schools. Starting again in 1973, the teams would continue to play on a yearly basis, making multiple appearances together in the <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_Bowl" title="Tobacco Bowl">Tobacco Bowl</a> (1974, 1976) and <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bowl" title="Oyster Bowl">Oyster Bowl</a> (1980, 1982, 1984). The 1984 Oyster Bowl is the last time they played each other. </p><p>After the 1984 Oyster Bowl, Virginia Tech led the series 49–25–5. At 79 games, it is the second-longest series for the Hokies and fourth-longest for the Keydets. Due to the long pause of the VMI-VPI series, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia%E2%80%93Virginia_Tech_football_rivalry" title="Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry">Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry</a> has emerged as the dominant one in the state. However, in 2017, Virginia Tech and VMI agreed to a one-time rivalry matchup on September 5, 2026 at <a href="/wiki/Lane_Stadium" title="Lane Stadium">Lane Stadium</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_players">Notable players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Notable players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Team(s)</th> <th>Played </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Maypray" title="Tim Maypray">Tim Maypray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Alouettes" title="Montreal Alouettes">Montreal Alouettes</a></td> <td>2006–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Clifton" title="Gregory Clifton">Gregory Clifton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Commanders" title="Washington Commanders">Washington Commanders</a> (then Redskins)</td> <td>1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Haskins" title="Thomas Haskins">Thomas Haskins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Alouettes" title="Montreal Alouettes">Montreal Alouettes</a></td> <td>1997–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Horner" title="Sam Horner">Sam Horner</a></td> <td>Redskins, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a></td> <td>1960–1962 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Muha" title="Joe Muha">Joe Muha</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a></td> <td>1946–1950 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Reutt" title="Ray Reutt">Ray Reutt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></td> <td>1943 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Stock_(American_football)" title="Mark Stock (American football)">Mark Stock</a></td> <td>Redskins, Steelers, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a></td> <td>1989, 1993, 1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thomason" title="Bobby Thomason">Bobby Thomason</a></td> <td>Eagles, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a></td> <td>1949–1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wooten_(American_football)" title="Mike Wooten (American football)">Mike Wooten</a></td> <td>Redskins</td> <td>1987 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NCAA_records">NCAA records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: NCAA records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_single_game">Team single game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Team single game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most rushing attempts: 90 vs. <a href="/wiki/East_Tennessee_State" class="mw-redirect" title="East Tennessee State">East Tennessee State</a>, 1990 (FCS record)</li> <li>Fewest passing yards allowed: -16 vs. <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_football" title="Richmond Spiders football">Richmond</a>, 1957 (FBS record)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_single_season">Individual single season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Individual single season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most punts: 101, Jim Bailey, 1969 (FCS record)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_non-conference_opponents">Future non-conference opponents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=VMI_Keydets_football&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Future non-conference opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Announced schedules as of December 9, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-nonconfopp_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nonconfopp-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2023 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2024 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2025 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2026 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2027 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2028 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2029 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2030 </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#AE122A;color:#FFFFFF;">2031 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Davidson_Wildcats_football" title="Davidson Wildcats football">Davidson</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football" title="Virginia Tech Hokies football">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_football" title="Richmond Spiders football">Richmond</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_football" title="Richmond Spiders football">Richmond</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_%26_Mary_Tribe_football" title="William & Mary Tribe football">William & Mary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_football" title="Bucknell Bison football">Bucknell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_football" title="Bucknell Bison football">Bucknell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia%E2%80%93Wise_Cavaliers_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia–Wise Cavaliers football">Virginia–Wise</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_football" title="Bucknell Bison football">Bucknell</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_football" title="West Virginia Mountaineers football">West Virginia</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_State_Spartans_football" title="Norfolk State Spartans football">Norfolk State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_football" title="Georgetown Hoyas football">Georgetown</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_football" title="Georgetown Hoyas football">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>at <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_football" title="NC State Wolfpack football">NC State</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_football" title="Bucknell Bison football">Bucknell</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Davidson_Wildcats_football" title="Davidson Wildcats football">Davidson</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_football" title="Bucknell Bison football">Bucknell</a> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_football" title="Liberty Flames football">Liberty</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a 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href="http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1357385">Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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style="background-color:#001489;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #DA291C, inset -2px -2px 0 #DA291C;;width:1%">Championships & awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_Conference_football_champions" title="List of Southern Conference football champions">Conference champions</a></li> <li>All-time standings <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_Conference_football_standings_(1921%E2%80%931971)" title="List of Southern Conference football standings (1921–1971)">(1921–1971)</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_Conference_football_standings_(1972%E2%80%93present)" title="List of Southern Conference football standings (1972–present)">(1972–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-Southern_Team" title="College Football All-Southern Team">All-Southern team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Pickens_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Champ Pickens Trophy">Champ Pickens Trophy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#001489;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #DA291C, inset -2px -2px 0 #DA291C;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1922_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1922 Southern Conference football season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1923 Southern Conference football season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1924 Southern Conference football season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1925 Southern Conference football season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1926 Southern Conference football season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1927 Southern Conference football season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1928 Southern Conference football season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1929 Southern Conference football season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1930 Southern Conference football season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1931 Southern Conference football season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Southern_Conference_football_season" title="1932 Southern Conference football season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Southern_Conference_football_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Southern Conference football season (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a 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