Jump to content

2013 VMI Keydets football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2013 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–10 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Campbell (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Harris (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^   4 1     12 3  
Liberty +   4 1     8 4  
No. 24 Charleston Southern   3 2     10 3  
Gardner–Webb   2 3     7 5  
Presbyterian   1 4     3 8  
VMI   1 4     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.

The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.

The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat No. 15 Richmond*L 0–348,700
September 71:30 pmGlenville State*BSNW 34–275,316
September 141:30 pmNorth Greenville*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 24–374,494
September 213:30 pmat Virginia*ESPN3L 0–4940,165
September 281:30 pmRobert Morris*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 31–37 OT4,821
October 121:30 pmCharleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 17–255,902
October 192:00 pmat PresbyterianBSNL 35–493,032
October 266:00 pmat No. 6 Coastal CarolinaBSNL 27–667,174
November 23:30 pmat LibertyFSNL 7–1718,334
November 91:30 pmGardner–Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3W 27–94,832
November 161:00 pmat The Citadel*L 10–3112,069
November 231:30 pmBucknell*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNL 23–354,913

Game summaries

[edit]

Richmond

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 000
Richmond 7 14 6734

at Robins Stadium (Richmond, VA)

  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: 89 degrees, Winds 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 8,700
  • Referee: Kelvin Hudson

Glenville State

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Glenville State 0 7 13727
VMI 7 14 6734

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 80 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,316
  • Referee: Matt Young

North Greenville

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
North Greenville 10 13 14037
VMI 0 10 7724

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 5 MPH Northeast
  • Game attendance: 4,494
  • Referee: Dennis Hennigan

Virginia

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 000
Virginia 0 21 21749

at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Southeast
  • Game attendance: 40,165
  • Referee: Riley Johnson

Robert Morris

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Robert Morris 7 7 7100637
VMI 7 10 770031

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,821
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan

Charleston Southern

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Charleston Southern 13 0 9325
VMI 0 14 3017

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 8-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,902
  • Referee: Duane Heydt

Presbyterian

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 7 0 72135
Presbyterian 0 14 211449

at Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, SC)

  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • Game weather: 66 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Southwest
  • Game attendance: 3,032
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser

Coastal Carolina

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 7 17 3027
Coastal Carolina 13 17 221466

at Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC)

  • Game time: 6:00 PM
  • Game weather: 59 degrees, Winds 6 MPH West
  • Game attendance: 7,174
  • Referee: Walt Davenport

Liberty

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 077
Liberty 0 0 71017

at Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game weather: 69 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Northwest
  • Game attendance: 18,334
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: MASN, ESPN3

Gardner-Webb

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gardner-Webb 3 0 069
VMI 10 7 10027

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game weather: 45-50 degrees, Winds 5-8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,832
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV: ESPN3

The Citadel

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 10 0010
The Citadel 0 7 32131

at Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC)

  • Game time: 1:00 PM
  • Game weather: 75 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Northeast
  • Game attendance: 12,069
  • Referee: Thomas Graham

Bucknell

[edit]
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bucknell 7 0 141435
VMI 7 3 7623

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game weather: 53 degrees, Winds 10-20 MPH
  • Game attendance: 4,913
  • Referee: J. Magallanes

References

[edit]