2020 VMI Keydets football team

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).

2020 VMI Keydets football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record6–2 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBilly Cosh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Clark (6th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(capacity: 10,000)
2020 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

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
Canceled[lower-alpha 1]
February 27 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Furman
ESPN+ W 14–13 250
March 6 1:00 p.m. at Western Carolina
ESPN+ W 30–7 1300
March 13 1:30 p.m. Mercer
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
 ESPN+ W 41–14 1000
March 20 1:00 p.m. at Samford No. 19
ESPN+ W 38–37 OT 1156
March 27 1:00 p.m. at Wofford No. 14
ESPN+ W 36–31 1159
April 3 1:30 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 10
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
 ESPN+ L 20–24 3000
April 17 1:30 p.m. The Citadel No. 15
ESPN+ W 31–17 3000
April 24 2:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison No. 11
ESPN3 L 24–31 6011

[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 July 8, 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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