2020 VMI Keydets football team

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2020 VMI Keydets football
VMI Keydets logo.svg
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 11
2020 record6–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Scott Wachenheim (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorBilly Cosh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Clark (6th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 – 1     6 – 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 – 1     4 – 1  
Chattanooga†   3 – 1     3 – 2  
Mercer   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Samford   4 – 3     4 – 3  
Furman   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Wofford†   1 – 4     1 – 4  
The Citadel   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Western Carolina   1 – 5     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 130th football season. The Keydets were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

On April 17, 2021, VMI defeated The Citadel 31–17 in the Military Classic of the South, retaining the Silver Shako, and winning their first Southern Conference Football Championship since 1977. Upon winning the Southern Conference title, the Keydets were awarded the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, VMI's first appearance. The Keydets lost in the First Round at James Madison, 31–24.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

The Keydets finished the 2019 season 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Schedule[]

VMI had a game scheduled against Princeton, which was canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 at Chattanooga
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
Canceled[a]
February 27 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+ W 14–13
March 6 1:00 p.m. at Western Carolina
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN+ W 30–7
March 13 1:30 p.m. Mercer
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+ W 41–14
March 20 1:00 p.m. at Samford No. 19
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+ W 38–37 OT
March 27 1:00 p.m. at Wofford No. 14
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+ W 36–31
April 3 1:30 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 10
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+ L 20–24
April 17 1:30 p.m. The Citadel No. 15
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)
ESPN+ W 31–17
April 24 2:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison No. 11
ESPN3 L 24–31
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

  1. ^ On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 VMI Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.


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