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. The Keydets will be led beginning in 2023 by head coach Danny Rocco.
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 will return to their roots in 2014, as it was announced they would rejoin the SoCon in May 2013.
VMI earned their first trip to the FCS playoffs since the subdivision's inception in 1978, as a result of being the 2020 Southern Conference Football Champions, accomplishing their first winning season since 1981.
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Season | Team | Head coach [2] | Conference | Regular season results [3] [4] | Postseason results | Final ranking [5] | |||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | STATS Poll | Coaches' Poll | |||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | |||||||||
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1891 | 1891 | Walter Taylor | Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||
1892 | 1892 | No coach | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
1893 | 1893 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1894 | 1894 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1895 | 1895 | George W. Bryant | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1896 | 1896 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1897 | 1897 | R. N. Groner | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1898 | 1898 | Samuel Boyle, Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1899 | 1899 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1900 | 1900 | Sam Walker | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
1901 | 1901 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1902 | 1902 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1903 | 1903 | William Roper | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1904 | 1904 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1905 | 1905 | Ira Johnson | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
1906 | 1906 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1907 | 1907 | Charles Roller | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1908 | 1908 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1909 | 1909 | William C. Gloth | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1910 | 1910 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1911 | 1911 | Alpha Brummage | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1912 | 1912 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1913 | 1913 | Henry Poague | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
1914 | 1914 | Frank Gorton | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1915 | 1915 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1916 | 1916 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1917 | 1917 | Earl Abell | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
1918 | 1918 | Earl Abell Mose Goodman | SAIAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
1919 | 1919 | Red Fleming | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1920 | 1920 | Blandy Clarkson | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1921 | 1921 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1922 | 1922 | Independent | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
1923 | 1923 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
1924 | 1924 | Southern | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13th | — | — | — | |||
1925 | 1925 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18th | — | — | — | ||||
1926 | 1926 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15th | — | — | — | ||||
1927 | 1927 | W. C. Raftery | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16th | — | — | — | |||
1928 | 1928 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15th | — | — | — | ||||
1929 | 1929 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1930 | 1930 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23rd | — | — | — | ||||
1931 | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17th | — | — | — | ||||
1932 | 1932 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18th | — | — | — | ||||
1933 | 1933 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1934 | 1934 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10th | — | — | — | ||||
1935 | 1935 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10th | — | — | — | ||||
1936 | 1936 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1937 | 1937 | Allison Hubert | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
1938 | 1938 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1939 | 1939 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1940 | 1940 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1941 | 1941 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1942 | 1942 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10th | — | — | — | ||||
1943 | 1943 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
1944 | 1944 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
1945 | 1945 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1946 | 1946 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
1947 | 1947 | Arthur Morton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11th | — | — | — | |||
1948 | 1948 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1949 | 1949 | Tom Nugent | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
1950 | 1950 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1951 | 1951 † | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1952 | 1952 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||
1953 | 1953 | John McKenna | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
1954 | 1954 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1955 | 1955 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||
1956 | 1956 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1957 | 1957 † | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | — | 20 | — | ||||
1958 | 1958 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1959 | 1959 † | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1960 | 1960 † | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1961 | 1961 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1962 | 1962 † | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1963 | 1963 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1964 | 1964 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||
1965 | 1965 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
1966 | 1966 | Vito Ragazzo | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
1967 | 1967 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1968 | 1968 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1969 | 1969 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1970 | 1970 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1971 | 1971 | Bob Thalman | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
1972 | 1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1973 | 1973 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1974 | 1974 † | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1975 | 1975 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1976 | 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1977 | 1977 † | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||
1978 | 1978 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1979 | 1979 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1980 | 1980 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1981 | 1981 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1982 | 1982 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1983 | 1983 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1984 | 1984 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
1985 | 1985 | Eddie Williamson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
1986 | 1986 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1987 | 1987 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
1988 | 1988 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1989 | 1989 | Jim Shuck | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
1990 | 1990 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1991 | 1991 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1992 | 1992 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
1993 | 1993 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||
1994 | 1994 | Bill Stewart | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
1995 | 1995 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1996 [lower-alpha 2] | 1996 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||||
1997 | 1997 | Ted Cain | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | |||||
1998 | 1998 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
1999 | 1999 | Cal McCombs | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | |||||
2000 | 2000 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2001 | 2001 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2002 | 2002 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
2003 | 2003 | Big South | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||||
2004 | 2004 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
2005 | 2005 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
2006 | 2006 | Jim Reid | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | 2007 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
2008 | 2008 | Sparky Woods | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
2009 | 2009 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
2010 | 2010 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
2011 | 2011 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
2012 | 2012 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
2013 | 2013 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
2014 | 2014 | Southern | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8th | — | — | — | |||||
2015 | 2015 | Scott Wachenheim | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8th | — | — | — | |||||
2016 | 2016 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2017 | 2017 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2018 | 2018 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2019 | 2019 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
2020 [lower-alpha 3] | 2020 † | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round ^ | 12 | 12 | ||||||
2021 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | T–4th | — | — | — | ||||||
2022 | 2022 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
2023 | 2023 | Danny Rocco | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | T–5th | — | — | — | |||||
Totals | All-time: 497–737–42 (.406) | Conference: 202–372–23 (.358) | Postseason: 0–1 (.000) | ||||||||||||
Donny White was an American college athletics administrator and coach. He was the athletic director at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), a position he held since 1998. White announced his retirement on May 13, 2013. He had also been active as a coach at the school, and had been a cadet-athlete at VMI.
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The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.
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 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Thalman, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finishing as SoCon champion.
The 2017–18 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by third-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to The Citadel.
The 2018 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 128th football season. The Keydets were led by fourth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in SoCon play to finish in last place.
The 2018–19 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference. The Keydets finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated Western Carolina in the first round before losing to top-seeded Wofford in the quarterfinals.
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The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.
The 2021–22 VMI Keydets basketball team represents the Virginia Military Institute in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by seventh-year head coach Dan Earl, play their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the regular season 16–15, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals. They accepted an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament marking their first postseason tournament appearance since 2014. As a No. 8 seed, they lost to No. 9-seeded UNC Wilmington in the first round.
The 2022–23 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets, led by first-year head coach Andrew Wilson, played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, as members of the Southern Conference.
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