2021 VMI Keydets football team

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2021 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Billy Cosh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (7th season)
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^  7 –1   11 –2  
Mercer  6 –2   7 –3  
Chattanooga  5 –3   6 –5  
Western Carolina  4 –4   4 –7  
Furman  4 –4   6 –5  
VMI  4 –4   6 –5  
Samford  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  3 –5   4 –7  
Wofford  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Keydets were led by seventh-year head coach Scott Wachenheim and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:30 p.m. Davidson *No. 17
 ESPN+ W 45–245,009
September 1111:30 a.m.at Kent State *No. 18
 ESPN3 L 10–6016,785
September 182:00 p.m.at Cornell *No. 22
ESPN+W 31–2112,555
September 251:30 p.m. Wofford No. 22
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3W 31–235,077
October 22:00 p.m.at The Citadel No. 18
ESPN+L 24–3512,097
October 91:30 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+W 37–34 OT6,000
October 164:00 p.m.at Mercer
ESPN+W 45–77,227
October 301:30 p.m. Samford No. 18
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+W 46–455,000
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 14 East Tennessee State No. 18
ESPN+L 20–27 10,416
November 132:00 p.m.at Furman No. 21
ESPN+L 31–376,562
November 201:30 p.m. Western Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+L 24-525,000

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The 1921 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1921 college football season as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In their second year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.

The 1929 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1929 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2.

The 1932 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1932 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8.

The 1936 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1936 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their tenth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.

The 1937 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1937 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.

References

  1. ↑ "2021 VMI Keydets Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.


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