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The VMI Keydets football team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The Keydets compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS, and are coached by Scott Wachenheim, named head coach on December 14, 2014. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.
The VMI Keydets are the athletic teams that represent the Virginia Military Institute. All sports participate in the NCAA Division I, and all but four compete in the Southern Conference. VMI fields teams in sixteen different sports, ten for men and six for women.
The 2010 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 120th football season, which dates back to 1891. In his 3rd year at VMI, the Keydets were led by head coach Sparky Woods, who became the VMI's 30th all-time football coach in 2008. VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.
The VMI–William & Mary football rivalry between the VMI Keydets and the William & Mary Tribe is a match-up between two historic public universities, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary, in the state of Virginia. While the rivalry has lost intensity since William & Mary departed from the Southern Conference in 1977, the Tribe and Keydets maintain the series through frequent non-conference match-ups. The series is the second-longest for William & Mary, and the longest for VMI at 88 games. The football series began in 1905 and has been played a total of 88 times as of 2011.
Marvin Jackson "Jack" Null was an American college basketball coach. A native of Staunton, Virginia and a graduate of the University of Richmond, Null coached the Virginia Military Institute basketball team for three years in the 1950s. In addition to his service to VMI, Null headed Richmond's freshman teams in football, basketball, and baseball for four seasons. He also coached Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, Florida.
Francis Lee Summers was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. A 1922 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Summers played all three sports in his time as a cadet, as well as track. He was a member of the Keydets' 1920 football team known as the "Flying Squadron", the program's only undefeated and tie-free team. Summers served as athletic director for VMI and Hampden–Sydney College, as well as the Staunton Military Academy. He is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
The VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Keydets of Virginia Military Institute and the Hokies of Virginia Tech,. Due mainly to changes in classification, the teams last played in 1984, and are not scheduled to play again until 2026 - a 42-year gap. The two teams are only about 80 miles apart in western Virginia and were in the same conference from 1924 to 1964.
The 1957 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The team had an undefeated season (9-0-1) and was ranked 13th in the final Associated Press poll.
The 1959 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The team won the Southern Conference championship.
The 1960 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The team won the Southern Conference championship.
The 1962 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1974 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season.
The 1977 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team tied for the Southern Conference championship.
The 1955 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1955 college football season.
The 1951 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1951 college football season. The team was led by their first-year head coach Frank Moseley and finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8).
The 1947 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record, finished in 11th place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 152 to 120. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia.
The 1941 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–6 record, tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 134. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The 1958 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1961 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.
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- ↑ "1951 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.