2010 VMI Keydets football team

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2010 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Big South Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator A. J. Christoff (3rd season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Liberty +  5 –1   8 –3  
Stony Brook +  5 –1   6 –5  
Coastal Carolina +^  5 –1   6 –6  
Gardner–Webb  2 –4   4 –7  
VMI  2 –4   3 –8  
Charleston Southern  1 –5   3 –8  
Presbyterian  1 –5   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1] 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. [2] VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

Contents

After defeating Division-II Lock Haven 48–6, VMI was beat by William & Mary (45–0) and Virginia (48–6), and the following week defeated conference foe Presbyterian College 24–13 in the Big South Conference opener. They were defeated heavily by Stony Brook and Liberty in the next two weeks. The Keydets next defeated Charleston Southern 34–16, but ended the year on a 4-game losing streak, falling to Army, Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion, and Gardner-Webb. They finished the year 3–8 overall and 2–4 in the Big South. [3] The program has not had a winning season since 1981. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:30 p.m. Lock Haven *
 BSN W 48–66,865
September 117:00 p.m.at No. 11 William & Mary *
L 45–011,475
September 251:30 p.m.at Virginia *
 ESPN3 L 48–643,592
October 21:30 p.m. Presbyterian Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNW 24–135,719
October 93:30 p.m.at Stony Brook
BSNL 27–97,432
October 161:30 p.m. Liberty
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
 MASN L 41–77,157
October 2311:30 a.m.at Charleston Southern
SPS W 34–163,476
October 3012:00 p.m.at Army *
 CBSCS L 29–732,410
November 61:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3L 31–35,123
November 133:3 p.m.at Old Dominion
TCN L 45–2819,782
November 2011:30 a.m. Gardner–Webb
SPSL 10–73,950

Game summaries

Lock Haven

Period1234Total
Lock Haven06006
VMI61421748

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 6,865 [4]
  • Referee: Tracy Jones

William and Mary

William and Mary built a 31–0 halftime lead capped off with a fake kneel down hail mary touchdown pass to close the half, much like in the USC-UCLA game in 1986. William and Mary put in the backups and did not attempt a single pass in the second half as they coasted to their 45–0 win.

Period1234Total
VMI00000
William and Mary10217745

at Zable Stadium (Williamsburg, VA)

  • Game time: 7:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 11,475 [5]
  • Referee: Bill Broadhurst

Virginia

Period1234Total
VMI70007
Virginia141710748

at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 43,592 [6]
  • Referee: W. Davenport

Presbyterian

Period1234Total
Presbyterian730313
VMI1070724

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 5,719 [7]
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser

Stony Brook

Period1234Total
VMI30069
Stony Brook01010727

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 7,432 [8]
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta

Liberty

Period1234Total
Liberty14177341
VMI00077

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 7,157 [9]
  • Referee: J. Magallanes

Charleston Southern

Period1234Total
VMI71001734
Charleston Southern1303016

at Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)

  • Game time: 11:30 AM
  • Game attendance: 3,476 [10]
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • TV: SportSouth

Army

Period1234Total
VMI00707
Army71201029

at Michie Stadium (West Point, NY

Coastal Carolina

Period1234Total
Coastal Carolina7107731
VMI30003

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington , VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 5,123 [12]
  • Referee: Tom Zimorski
  • TV: ESPN3

Old Dominion

Period1234Total
VMI1407728
Old Dominion71714745

at S.B. Ballard Stadium (Norfolk, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 19,782 [13]
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV: TCN

Gardner-Webb

Period1234Total
VMI00707
Gardner-Webb030710

at Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)

  • Game time: 11:30 AM
  • Game attendance: 3,950 [14]
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV: SportSouth

Team leaders

Rushing

NameGPAttemptsNet YardsAvg.TDAvg/Game
Chaz Jones91335023.8655.8
Gabe Itoka111054013.8036.5
Julian Bowers529632.2212.6

Passing

NameGPCompAttemptsIntTDYardsAvg/game
Cameron Jones10841729683183.1
Eric Kordenbrock9671347372380.3
Adam Morgan935764337041.1

Receiving

NameGPThrown toYardsAvg.TDAvg/Game
T.J. Talley113540711.6337.0
Mario Scott113037512.5334.1
Chaz Jones9241345.6114.9

Punt returning

NameAttemptsYardsAvg.TDLong
Michael Rainey-Wiles1822112.3152
Mario Scott7466.6013
Mike Smith133.000

Interceptions

NameIntYardsAvg.TD
Greg Walker25829.01
Trae Watkins263.00
A.J. Gross1000

Kick returning

NameAttemptsYardsAvg.TDLong
Mario Scott2855419.8045
Michael Rainey-Wiles1838721.5035
T.J. Talley715221.7038

[15]

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