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Southern · Alumni Memorial Field · 10,000 · 5,235 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Davidson · our model 36% VMI · a number, not a pick

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

FCS Program Prestige · VMI

Power Program

FCS Perennial Power — multi-title contender, defines the conference landscape.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · VMI

VMI has won 37% of its games since 1898 — 56% at home, 23% on the road.

361-575-34 all-time · 118 seasons · 1898–2026

Home 240-171-18
Away 121-397-16
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1 g 1890s
17% 1900s
55% 1910s
65% 1920s
36% 1930s
41% 1940s
52% 1950s
35% 1960s
35% 1970s
27% 1980s
5 g 1990s
22% 2000s
18% 2010s
23% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1981

The 39-Year Drought

VMI enters the longest losing streak in its history, ending in 2020

Wound

2020 Breakthrough

VMI posts its first winning season in 39 years, ending a historic drought

Miracle

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Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • John McKenna departs62-60-8, 13 seasons
  • Hired John McKenna1953
  • Thomas Nugent departs19-18-2, 4 seasons
  • Hired Thomas Nugent1949
  • Slick Morton departs9-8-1, 2 seasons
  • Hired Slick Morton1947
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2020): 0-1

Most recent: 2020 — loss 31-24 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2020
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