VMI
0-3Southern · Alumni Memorial Field · 10,000 · 5,235 avg in 2026
LastL 3–14 vs Bucknell · Sat Sep 12 · Rod Tasco 1 TFL, 6 tackles
Nextat Davidson · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Richardson Stadium · series 39-16-3, won the last 10
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #265 | #157 | +34.5✓ | @Idaho State | L 10–38 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #265 | #51 | +54.5✗ | @Virginia Tech | L 3–73 128 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #266 | #235 | +8.5✗ | Bucknell | L 3–14 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #265 | #266 | @Davidson | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #265 | #240 | @Samford | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Mercer | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Wofford | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | East Tennessee State | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Chattanooga | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Tennessee Tech | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | The Citadel | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Furman |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | Bucknell | L 3–14 | — | — | — | +0.108 | 29.7% | 144.1% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Virginia Tech | L 3–73 | 83 | 1 | 31:27 | -0.445 | 8.8% | 184.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @Idaho State | L 10–38 | — | — | — | -0.187 | 23.4% | 121.6% | Blowout loss |
| Season average (3 games) | 83 | 1.0 | -0.174 | 20.6% | 150.1% | ||||
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Davidson · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
VMI is the military college that finally broke through in 2020 after 39 years without a winning season — the Keydets are rebuilding under Danny Rocco, trying to prove the breakthrough wasn't a one-hit wonder.
The Keydets believe VMI has been chasing the Citadel in the Military Classic for 82 games and in SoCon competition for decades — and they see the 2020 breakthrough and the Rocco rebuild as the chance…
The season in chapters
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-11 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Southern teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
VMI has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 0-10 over the last 10, and lost the last ten.
Next Sep 19
vs Davidson · away
Outcome band · VMI · 2026
Outcome band · VMI · 2026VMI's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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VMI is the military college that finally broke through in 2020 after 39 years without a winning season — the Keydets are rebuilding under Danny Rocco, trying to prove the breakthrough wasn't a one-hit wonder.
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