2022 VMI Keydets football team

2022 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Wachenheim (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Ashford (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Reveiz (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Samford $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer		5	–	3					7	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					3	–	8
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Keydets were led by eighth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Wake Forest *	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 10–44	26,013
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Bucknell *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 24–14	5,000
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Cornell *	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 22–28	5,074
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 17–38	11,103
October 8	1:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 21–44	6,324
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 13–41	6,284
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 3–41	5,487
October 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 16 Mercer	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 14–55	5,133
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 15–34	5,375
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	L 16–34	3,905
November 19	12:00pm	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	L 22–26	7,432
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Sources: ^{[1] [2]}

Game summaries

At No. 22 (FBS) Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	3	7	0	10
No. 22 (FBS) Demon Deacons	17	6	14	7	44

See also: 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	6	8	14
Keydets	14	7	3	0	24

See also: 2022 Bucknell Bison football team

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	7	14	0	7	28
Keydets	2	0	0	20	22

See also: 2022 Cornell Big Red football team

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	7	0	17
Catamounts	14	7	10	7	38

See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	13	7	10	44
Keydets	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At No. 10 Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	0	6	0	13
No. 10 Mocs	21	10	0	10	41

See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	21	3	14	41
Keydets	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team

No. 16 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Bears	7	24	14	10	55
Keydets	0	0	14	0	14

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team

At No. 10 Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	6	6	3	0	15
No. 10 Samford Bulldogs	0	7	13	14	34

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	10	0	6	16
Terriers	21	3	7	3	34

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Citadel Bulldogs	0	14	0	12	26
Keydets	3	0	19	0	22

See also: 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and Military Classic of the South

References

1. "2022 VMI Keydets Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
2. "2022 Football Schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2025.