2016 VMI Keydets football team

2016 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
2016 record 3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach Scott Wachenheim (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Dustin Ward (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#10 The Citadel $^  8 –0     10 –2  
#13 Chattanooga ^  6 –2     9 –4  
#9 Wofford ^  6 –2     10 –4  
#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 represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 126th football season and the Keydets were led by second year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, as they have since 1962. This was 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. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:30 PM at Akron* InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 L 24–47   11,061
September 10 6:00 PM at Morehead State* Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY OVCDN W 17–13   5,588
September 24 3:00 PM at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA CI W 23–17 3OT  4,972
October 1 1:30 PM Mercer Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, 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 Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 L 21–55   4,085
October 22 2:00 PM at No. 11 Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, 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 Stadium • Cullowhee, 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 Stadium • Spartanburg, 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

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