List of VMI Keydets football seasons

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Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium has served the Keydets' home contests since 1962

The following is a list of seasons completed by the VMI Keydets football team. Representing the Virginia Military Institute, the Keydets compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I. VMI competed in the SoCon for 79 years from 1924 to 2002, and moved to the Big South in 2003, but returned to the SoCon beginning in the 2014–2015 academic year. [1] The Keydets have played their home games out of 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field since 1962. VMI is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who took over in 2023.

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Though VMI played their first intercollegiate football game in 1873 against Washington and Lee University, the first official team was fielded in 1891 under coach Walter H. Taylor III. The program was successful early on, notching two undefeated seasons in 1894 and 1899, and another 9–0 campaign in 1920. VMI captured their first of seven conference titles in 1951 under head coach Tom Nugent with a 5–0 mark in SoCon play and a 7–3 record overall. The Keydets won 4 additional Southern Conference championships in a six-year span between 1957 and 1962 under the direction of John McKenna, who, to this day, is the all-time coaching wins leader at the Institute.

After playing as an independent, VMI joined the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1918. Following the league's disbandment in 1921, VMI joined the Southern Conference in 1924 where they would remain for 79 seasons until joining the Big South Conference in 2003. The Keydets returned to the Southern Conference in 2014 after an 11-year stint in the Big South.

In 2020, VMI earned their first trip to the FCS playoffs since the subdivision's inception in 1978 after winning the Southern Conference championship. This marked the program's first winning season since 1981. They followed up with another winning season in 2021, the first back-to-back winning campaigns since posting six straight from 1957-62.

Seasons

Legend

 † Conference champions
 ‡ Division champions
  ^Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of VMI Keydets football seasons
SeasonTeam Head coach [2] ConferenceRegular season results [3] [4] Postseason resultsFinal ranking [5]
OverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff result STATS Poll Coaches' Poll
WinLossTieWinLossTieFinish
VMI Keydets
1891 1891 Walter Taylor Independent301———
1892 1892 No coach401———
1893 1893 310———
1894 1894 600———
1895 1895 George W. Bryant 520———
1896 1896 340———
1897 1897 R. N. Groner 320———
1898 1898 Samuel Boyle, Jr. 420———
1899 1899 [a] 100———
1900 1900 Sam Walker 412———
1901 1901 430———
1902 1902 331———
1903 1903 William Roper 210———
1904 1904 350———
1905 1905 Ira Johnson 251———
1906 1906 440———
1907 1907 Charles Roller 530———
1908 1908 420———
1909 1909 William C. Gloth 430———
1910 1910 331———
1911 1911 Alpha Brummage 710———
1912 1912 610———
1913 1913 Henry Poague 712———
1914 1914 Frank Gorton 440———
1915 1915 621———
1916 1916 450———
1917 1917 Earl Abell 441———
1918 1918 Earl Abell
Mose Goodman 		SAIAA 330———
1919 1919 Red Fleming 620———
1920 1920 Blandy Clarkson 900———
1921 1921 351———
1922 1922 Independent720———
1923 1923 910———
1924 1924 Southern 63123113th———
1925 1925 55015018th———
1926 1926 55024015th———
1927 1927 W. C. Raftery 64024016th———
1928 1928 53223115th———
1929 1929 8204207th———
1930 1930 36005023rd———
1931 1931 36124017th———
1932 1932 28014018th———
1933 1933 2712114th———
1934 1934 18005010th———
1935 1935 27103110th———
1936 1936 6405204th———
1937 1937 Allison Hubert 5505205th———
1938 1938 6144034th———
1939 1939 6313115th———
1940 1940 7213217th———
1941 1941 4604206th———
1942 1942 35124110th———
1943 1943 2601308th———
1944 1944 1801508th———
1945 1945 5403206th———
1946 1946 4513318th———
1947 1947 Arthur Morton 35123111th———
1948 1948 6305103rd———
1949 1949 Tom Nugent 3512316th———
1950 1950 6405103rd———
1951 1951 †7305001st†———
1952 1952 3612319th———
1953 1953 John McKenna 5503306th———
1954 1954 4604305th———
1955 1955 1901609th———
1956 1956 3612315th———
1957 1957 †9016001st†—20—
1958 1958 6222214th———
1959 1959 †8115011st†———
1960 1960 †7214101st†———
1961 1961 6404203rd———
1962 1962 †6406001st†———
1963 1963 3523123rd———
1964 1964 1901409th———
1965 1965 3703204th———
1966 1966 Vito Ragazzo 2801308th———
1967 1967 6402305th———
1968 1968 1901407th———
1969 1969 01000407th———
1970 1970 11001407th———
1971 1971 Bob Thalman 11001406th———
1972 1972 2901506th———
1973 1973 3802406th———
1974 1974 †7404101st†———
1975 1975 3801407th———
1976 1976 5502407th———
1977 1977 †7402001st†———
1978 1978 3800306th———
1979 1979 6414102nd———
1980 1980 3711416th———
1981 1981 6313112nd———
1982 1982 5602306th———
1983 1983 2901506th———
1984 1984 1901408th———
1985 1985 Eddie Williamson 3711417th———
1986 1986 11001507th———
1987 1987 4702405th———
1988 1988 2901506th———
1989 1989 Jim Shuck 2811417th———
1990 1990 4701507th———
1991 1991 4702506th———
1992 1992 3801607th———
1993 1993 11001709th———
1994 1994 Bill Stewart 11001709th———
1995 1995 4703506th———
1996 [b] 1996 38267th———
1997 1997 Ted Cain 011089th———
1998 1998 110089th———
1999 1999 Cal McCombs 110089th———
2000 2000 29179th———
2001 2001 110179th———
2002 2002 66356th———
2003 2003 Big South 66223rd———
2004 2004 011045th———
2005 2005 38224th———
2006 2006 Jim Reid 110045th———
2007 2007 29045th———
2008 2008 Sparky Woods 47146th———
2009 2009 29156th———
2010 2010 38245th———
2011 2011 29246th———
2012 2012 29156th———
2013 2013 210146th———
2014 2014 Southern 210168th———
2015 2015 Scott Wachenheim 29168th———
2016 2016 38179th———
2017 2017 011089th———
2018 2018 110089th———
2019 2019 57444th———
2020 [c] 2020 †62611st† NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round  ^1212
2021 2021 6544T–4th———
2022 2022 110089th———
2023 2023 Danny Rocco 5644T–5th———
2024 2024 110179th———
TotalsAll-time:
498–747–42
(.403)		Conference:
203–379–23
(.355)		 Postseason:
0–1
(.000)		 

Notes

  1. ↑ The season was cut short due to an outbreak of typhoid fever within the school, and all students were subsequently sent home.
  2. ↑ Overtime rules were added to college football in 1996, thereby eliminating ties.
  3. ↑ The Fall 2020 SoCon season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.

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