Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Military Institute Keydets football team.
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 Danny Rocco, named head coach on December 3, 2022. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.
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 1896 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their sixth season of organized football. The Keydets had a 3–4 record, marking the first losing season in program history.
The 1897 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their seventh season of organized football. The Keydets went 3–2 under first-year head coach R. N. Groner.
The 1916 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 26th season of organized football. Led by third-year head coach Frank Gorton, the Keydets went 4–5. After a 3–0 start with three shutout victories, VMI lost five out of their final six games.
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.
The Richmond–VMI football rivalry is a college football rivalry played between the VMI Keydets and the Richmond Spiders, representing the Virginia Military Institute and University of Richmond, respectively. The series began in 1893, two years after VMI fielded its first football team in 1891, and three years after Richmond's first football team was formed in 1890.
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. The teams first played in 1894 and last played in 1984. They are scheduled to meet again in 2026, after a 42-year hiatus. The two schools are only about 80 miles apart in western Virginia and were in the same conference from 1924 to 1964.
The 1960 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.
The 1962 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.
The 1977 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and tied for the SoCon championship.
The 1958 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.
The 1940 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1.
The 1943 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1943 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.
The 1949 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.
The 1955 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 1–9.
The 1988 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Williamson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. Williamson resigned in December, and compiled an all-time record of 10–33–1 during his tenure of head coach of the Keydets from 1985 through 1988.
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.
