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VMI

FCS PROGRAM EXPLORER

VMI

latest conference era: Southern

Loaded Seasons49
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +7.9
Best Finish#194 in 2005
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +7.9 PWR −9.6 2017: 0-11, margin -320, power −7.5, resume 0 / 100, final rank #2402018: 1-10, margin -273, power −7.3, resume 4 / 100, final rank #2402019: 5-7, margin -83, power −5.1, resume 23 / 100, final rank #2202020: 0-1, margin -7, power −9.6, resume 84 / 100, final rank #1482021: 6-5, margin -21, power +2.2, resume 51 / 100, final rank #2012022: 1-10, margin -222, power +5.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #2492023: 5-6, margin -107, power +7.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #2282024: 1-11, margin -245, power +4.3, resume 31 / 100, final rank #2572025: 1-11, margin -260, power +2.5, resume 18 / 100, final rank #2642026: 0-9, margin -280, power −0.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #289 2017: 0-11, margin -320, power −7.5, resume 0 / 100, final rank #240−7.52018: 1-10, margin -273, power −7.3, resume 4 / 100, final rank #240−7.32019: 5-7, margin -83, power −5.1, resume 23 / 100, final rank #220−5.12020: 0-1, margin -7, power −9.6, resume 84 / 100, final rank #148−9.62021: 6-5, margin -21, power +2.2, resume 51 / 100, final rank #201+2.22022: 1-10, margin -222, power +5.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #249+5.62023: 5-6, margin -107, power +7.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #228+7.92024: 1-11, margin -245, power +4.3, resume 31 / 100, final rank #257+4.32025: 1-11, margin -260, power +2.5, resume 18 / 100, final rank #264+2.52026: 0-9, margin -280, power −0.1, resume 17 / 100, final rank #289−0.1 20170-1120181-1020195-720200-120216-520221-1020235-620241-1120251-1120260-9

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 49

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +4.9

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −4.9

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 7.9

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +7.9

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2005 | #194

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2020 | 84 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #11 | Power #6

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 57th | Power 78th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1974 | 7-4

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #289 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 0-9
Program baseline +4.9 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 7.9 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +7.9, record 5-6, and final loaded-board rank #228.

Best Loaded Resume

2023 Season

Resume 57 / 100 with 5 wins and a 45% win rate.

Best Record

7-4

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1974, with a margin of +37.

Roughest Loaded Season

2004 Season

0-11 with power −8.6 and margin -190.

Best resume season

2020 | 84 / 100

Latest versus standard

−4.9

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

49 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SouthernFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 0-9 #289 −0.1 17 −280 Open team page
2025 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #264 +2.5 18 −260 Program view
2024 SouthernFCS In range 1-11 #257 +4.3 31 −245 Program view
2023 SouthernFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 5-6 #228 +7.9 57 −107 Program view
2022 SouthernFCS In range 1-10 #249 +5.6 17 −222 Program view
2021 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #201 +2.2 51 −21 Program view
2020 SouthernFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 0-1 #148 −9.6 84 −7 Program view
2019 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #220 −5.1 23 −83 Program view
2018 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-10 #240 −7.3 4 −273 Program view
2017 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #240 −7.5 0 −320 Program view
2016 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #203 −3.4 19 −81 Program view
2015 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #207 −3.8 12 −131 Program view
2014 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #221 −4.9 8 −207 Program view
2013 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #222 −4.1 9 −181 Program view
2012 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-3 #201 −4.1 7 −48 Program view
2011 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #211 −4.5 4 −168 Program view
2010 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #203 −3.1 6 −137 Program view
2009 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #202 −3.4 21 −113 Program view
2008 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #195 −2.1 22 +9 Program view
2007 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #234 −8.9 6 −214 Program view
2006 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-10 #209 −4.1 4 −234 Program view
2005 Big SouthFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 3-8 #194 −4.2 15 −89 Program view
2004 Big SouthFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #231 −8.6 5 −190 Program view
2003 Big SouthFCS In range 6-6 #-- -- -- +102 Program view
1997 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −35 Program view
1996 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1993 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −22 Program view
1991 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1990 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1989 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1988 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −27 Program view
1987 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −30 Program view
1986 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −46 Program view
1985 SouthernFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −69 Program view
1984 SouthernFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −75 Program view
1983 SouthernFCS In range 0-4 #-- -- -- −86 Program view
1982 SouthernFCS In range 1-3 #-- -- -- −40 Program view
1981 SouthernFBS In range 6-3 #-- -- -- +9 Program view
1980 SouthernFBS In range 3-7 #-- -- -- −100 Program view
1979 SouthernFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- −52 Program view
1978 SouthernFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −113 Program view
1977 SouthernFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +68 Program view
1976 SouthernFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- −68 Program view
1975 SouthernFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −25 Program view
1974 SouthernFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 7-4 #-- -- -- +37 Program view
1973 SouthernFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −200 Program view
1972 SouthernFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −149 Program view
1971 SouthernFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −179 Program view
1970 SouthernFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −331 Program view