2013 VMI Keydets football team

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2013 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Big South Conference
Record2–10 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Campbell (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Harris (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^  4 1   12 3  
Liberty +  4 1   8 4  
No. 24 Charleston Southern  3 2   10 3  
Gardner–Webb  2 3   7 5  
Presbyterian  1 4   3 8  
VMI  1 4   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.

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The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.

The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat No. 15 Richmond *L 0–348,700
September 71:30 pm Glenville State * BSN W 34–275,316
September 141:30 pm North Greenville *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 24–374,494
September 213:30 pmat Virginia * ESPN3 L 0–4940,165
September 281:30 pm Robert Morris *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 31–37 OT4,821
October 121:30 pm Charleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 17–255,902
October 192:00 pmat Presbyterian BSNL 35–493,032
October 266:00 pmat No. 6 Coastal Carolina BSNL 27–667,174
November 23:30 pmat Liberty FSNL 7–1718,334
November 91:30 pm Gardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3W 27–94,832
November 161:00 pmat The Citadel *L 10–3112,069
November 231:30 pm Bucknell *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 23–354,913

Game summaries

Richmond

Period1234Total
VMI00000
Richmond7146734

at Robins Stadium (Richmond, VA)

  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: 89 degrees, Winds 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 8,700
  • Referee: Kelvin Hudson

Glenville State

Period1234Total
Glenville State0713727
VMI7146734

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 80 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,316
  • Referee: Matt Young

North Greenville

Period1234Total
North Greenville101314037
VMI0107724

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 5 MPH Northeast
  • Game attendance: 4,494
  • Referee: Dennis Hennigan

Virginia

Period1234Total
VMI00000
Virginia02121749

at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Southeast
  • Game attendance: 40,165
  • Referee: Riley Johnson

Robert Morris

Period1234OT2OTTotal
Robert Morris777100637
VMI710770031

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,821
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan

Charleston Southern

Period1234Total
Charleston Southern1309325
VMI0143017

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 8-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,902
  • Referee: Duane Heydt

Presbyterian

Period1234Total
VMI7072135
Presbyterian014211449

at Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, SC)

  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game weather: 66 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Southwest
  • Game attendance: 3,032
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser

Coastal Carolina

Period1234Total
VMI7173027
Coastal Carolina1317221466

at Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC)

  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: 59 degrees, Winds 6 MPH West
  • Game attendance: 7,174
  • Referee: Walt Davenport

Liberty

Period1234Total
VMI00077
Liberty0071017

at Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game weather: 69 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Northwest
  • Game attendance: 18,334
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: MASN, ESPN3

Gardner-Webb

Period1234Total
Gardner-Webb30069
VMI10710027

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game weather: 45-50 degrees, Winds 5-8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,832
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV: ESPN3

The Citadel

Period1234Total
VMI0100010
The Citadel0732131

at Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC)

  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game weather: 75 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Northeast
  • Game attendance: 12,069
  • Referee: Thomas Graham

Bucknell

Period1234Total
Bucknell70141435
VMI737623

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 53 degrees, Winds 10-20 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,913
  • Referee: J. Magallanes

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