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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 1–11 (1–7 SoCon) |
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Offensive coordinator | Patrick Ashford (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rich Yahner (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Mercer $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Keydets were coached by second-year head coach Danny Rocco and played at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 William & Mary * | FloSports | L 7–41 | 8,096 | |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Bucknell * | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 6,295 | |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech * | ACCNX/ESPN+ | L 7–59 | 31,729 | |
September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State * |
| ESPN+ | L 10–32 | 3,108 |
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN+ | L 3–27 | 3,617 | |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | L 16–31 | 4,248 | |
October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | L 10–13 | 8,277 |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Chattanooga | ESPN+ | L 10–31 | 8,071 | |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Furman |
| ESPN+ | W 21–17 | 4,012 |
November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 10 Mercer |
| ESPN+ | L 0–34 | 3,580 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | L 28–58 | 13,022 | |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 9–16 | 3,825 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 15 Tribe | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
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Statistics | VMI | W&M |
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First downs | 14 | 21 |
Total yards | 241 | 446 |
Rushing yards | 145 | 205 |
Passing yards | 96 | 241 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–2 | 15–20–0 |
Time of possession | 32:04 | 27:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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VMI | Passing | Collin Shannon | 8/19, 62 yards, INT |
Rushing | Hunter Rice | 17 carries, 81 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Hunter Rice | 1 reception, 29 yards | |
William & Mary | Passing | Darius Wilson | 11/15, 190 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bronson Yoder | 10 carries, 54 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Hollis Mathis | 2 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Keydets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, Virginia
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Statistics | BUCK | VMI |
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First downs | 22 | 20 |
Total yards | 451 | 378 |
Rushing yards | 111 | 212 |
Passing yards | 340 | 166 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–37–1 | 24–37–1 |
Time of possession | 29:14 | 30:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bucknell | Passing | Ralph Rucker IV | 28/37, 340 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Paul Neel | 8 carries, 37 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eric Weatherly | 9 receptions, 105 yards | |
VMI | Passing | Collin Shannon | 21/32, 129 yards, INT |
Rushing | Hunter Rice | 18 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ivan Thorpe | 6 receptions, 47 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Yellow Jackets (FBS) | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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Statistics | VMI | GT |
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First downs | 5 | 30 |
Total yards | 104 | 572 |
Rushing yards | 12 | 190 |
Passing yards | 92 | 382 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13-19-0 | 23-32-0 |
Time of possession | 30:16 | 24:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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VMI | Passing | Chandler Wilson | 10/15, 51 yards |
Rushing | JoJo Crump | 5 rushes, 16 yards | |
Receiving | Owen Sweeney | 1 reception, 34 yards | |
Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 17/22, 275 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Trelain Maddox | 9 rushes, 53 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eric Singleton Jr. | 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, Virginia
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Statistics | NORF | VMI |
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Norfolk State | Passing | ||
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VMI | Passing | ||
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Pete Hanna Stadium, Homewood, Alabama
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Statistics | VMI | SAM |
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Samford | Passing | ||
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Gibbs Stadium, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Statistics | VMI | WOF |
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Wofford | Passing | ||
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
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Statistics | CIT | VMI |
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The Citadel | Passing | ||
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VMI | Passing | ||
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 19 Mocs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN
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Statistics | VMI | UTC |
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Chattanooga | Passing | ||
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Paladins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Keydets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
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Statistics | FUR | VMI |
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Furman | Passing | ||
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No. 10 Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
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Statistics | MER | VMI |
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Mercer | Passing | ||
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VMI | Passing | ||
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
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Statistics | VMI | WCU |
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Western Carolina | Passing | ||
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Buccaneers | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Keydets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA
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Statistics | ETSU | VMI |
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First downs | 19 | 12 |
Total yards | 314 | 264 |
Rushing yards | 195 | 202 |
Passing yards | 119 | 62 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15-25-1 | 12-28-0 |
Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Tennessee State | Passing | Baylor Hayes | 15-25, 119 yards, INT |
Rushing | Devontae Houston | 18 carries, 104 yards | |
Receiving | Karim Page | 4 receptions, 104 yards | |
VMI | Passing | JoJo Crump | 10-28, 62 yards |
Rushing | JoJo Crump | 11 carries, 126 yards | |
Receiving | Morgan McPhaul | 2 receptions, 19 yards |