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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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

Period 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]

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