2016 VMI Keydets football team

2016 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
2016 record 3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach Scott Wachenheim (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Dustin Ward (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (2nd year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 The Citadel $^   8 0         10 2  
#11 Chattanooga ^   6 2         9 4  
#19 Wofford ^   6 2         10 3  
#23 Samford ^   5 3         7 5  
Mercer   4 4         6 5  
Furman   3 5         3 8  
East Tennessee State   2 6         5 6  
VMI   1 7         3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 VMI Keydets football team represents the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It is VMI's 126th football season and the Keydets are led by second year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They play their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, as they have since 1962. This is VMI's third season as a member of the Southern Conference, after playing for 11 seasons in the Big South Conference. VMI was also a charter member of the Southern Conference, from 1921 through 2003.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:30 PM at Akron* InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH ESPN3 L 24–47   11,061
September 10 6:00 PM at Morehead State* Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY OVCDN W 17–13   5,588
September 24 3:00 PM at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA CI W 23–17 3OT  4,972
October 1 1:30 PM Mercer Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA ESPN3 L 30–33 OT  5,266
October 8 1:30 PM East Tennessee State Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 W 37–7   5,638
October 15 3:00 PM at No. 24 Samford Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL ESPN3 L 21–55   4,085
October 22 2:00 PM at No. 11 Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN SDN L 13–30   10,505
October 29 1:30 PM Furman Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 L 10–24   5,610
November 5 2:00 PM at Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC ESPN3 L 29–32   8,225
November 12 1:30 PM No. 5 The Citadel Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) ESPN3 L 20–30   8,251
November 19 1:30 PM at No. 20 Wofford Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC ESPN3 L 0–17   8,102
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 7 3 14 0 24
Zips 12 7 7 21 47
Overall record Previous meeting Result
1–1 2011 L 13–36

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 14 3 0 17
Eagles 0 7 0 6 13
Overall record Previous meeting Result
2–1 2015 W 43–40

at Bucknell

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Keydets 6 0 8 3006 23
Bison 0 7 7 3000 17
Overall record Previous meeting Result
1–3 2015 L 22–28

Mercer

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bears 14 7 0 66 33
Keydets 0 7 7 133 30
Overall record Previous meeting Result
1–1 2015 W 28–21

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
Keydets 14 13 3 7 37
Overall record Previous meeting Result
8–13 2002 L 21–35

at Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 7 7 7 0 21
#24 Bulldogs 28 10 0 17 55
Overall record Previous meeting Result
0–3 2015 L 13–49

at Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 13 0 13
#11 Mocs 7 10 6 7 30
Overall record Previous meeting Result
7–14–1 2015 L 27–33

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 10 7 0 24
Keydets 3 0 0 7 10
Overall record Previous meeting Result
9–24 2015 L 21–24

at Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 9 6 14 29
Catamounts 7 14 3 8 32
Overall record Previous meeting Result
3–19 2015 L 20–24

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bulldogs 10 7 6 7 30
Keydets 0 7 13 0 20
Overall record Previous meeting Result
30–39–2 2015 L 30–35

at Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 0 0 0
#20 Terriers 3 0 0 14 17
Overall record Previous meeting Result
10–9 2015 L 20–41

References

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