VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry

VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry
	VMI Keydets Virginia Tech Hokies
First meeting	November 29, 1894; VMI 10, VPI 6
Latest meeting	October 6, 1984; Virginia Tech 54, VMI 7
Next meeting	September 5, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total	79
All-time series	Virginia Tech leads, 49–25–5
Largest victory	VPI 70, VMI 12 (1966)
Longest win streak	Virginia Tech, 6 (1975–1980)

The VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry^[1] between the Keydets of Virginia Military Institute and the Hokies of Virginia Tech, (formerly known as the Virginia Polytechnic Institute "Fighting Gobblers").

History

The first VMI-VPI game

The two schools first met in 1894 and played annually from 1913–71, usually in Roanoke on Thanksgiving Day. Like the current rivalry between VMI and The Citadel, the match-up was referred to as the Military Classic of the South, due to the military heritage of both schools. Starting again in 1973, the teams would continue to play on a yearly basis, making multiple appearances together in the Tobacco Bowl (1974, 1976) and Oyster Bowl (1980, 1982, 1984). The 1984 Oyster Bowl is the last time both teams played each other. After the 1984 Oyster bowl, Virginia Tech led the series 49–25–5,^[2] At 79 games, it is the second-longest series for the Hokies and fourth-longest for the Keydets. Due to the long pause of the VMI-VPI series, the Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry has emerged as the dominant one in the state.

Due to an agreement in 2017, Virginia Tech and VMI approved of a renewed one-time rivalry matchup on September 5, 2026 at Lane Stadium.

Game results

VMI victories	Virginia Tech victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 29, 1894	Staunton, VA	VMI	10–6
2	November 28, 1895	Lynchburg, VA	VAMC	6–4
3	November 26, 1896	Roanoke, VA	VPI	24–0
4	November 25, 1900	Roanoke, VA	VMI	5–0
5	November 28, 1901	Norfolk, VA	VPI	21–0
6	November 27, 1902	Norfolk, VA	VPI	50–5
7	November 24, 1904	Roanoke, VA	VPI	17–5
8	November 30, 1905	Richmond, VA	VPI	34–0
9	November 9, 1907	Roanoke, VA	VPI	22–0
10	October 24, 1908	Roanoke, VA	VPI	10–0
11	November 27, 1913	Roanoke, VA	Tie	6–6
12	November 26, 1914	Roanoke, VA	VPI	3–0
13	November 25, 1915	Roanoke, VA	VPI	27–9
14	November 30, 1916	Roanoke, VA	VPI	23–14
15	November 29, 1917	Roanoke, VA	VPI	6–0
16	November 28, 1918	Roanoke, VA	VPI	6–0
17	November 27, 1919	Roanoke, VA	VMI	13–0
18	November 25, 1920	Roanoke, VA	VMI	24–7
19	November 24, 1921	Roanoke, VA	VPI	26–7
20	November 30, 1922	Roanoke, VA	VPI	7–3
21	November 29, 1923	Roanoke, VA	VMI	6–0
22	November 27, 1924	Roanoke, VA	Tie	0–0
23	November 26, 1925	Roanoke, VA	VPI	7–0
24	November 25, 1926	Roanoke, VA	VPI	14–7
25	November 24, 1927	Roanoke, VA	VMI	12–9
26	November 29, 1928	Roanoke, VA	VMI	16–6
27	November 28, 1929	Roanoke, VA	VMI	14–0
28	November 27, 1930	Roanoke, VA	VPI	24–0
29	November 26, 1931	Roanoke, VA	VPI	13–6
30	November 24, 1932	Roanoke, VA	VPI	26–0
31	November 30, 1933	Roanoke, VA	Tie	0–0
32	November 29, 1934	Roanoke, VA	VPI	13–0
33	November 28, 1935	Roanoke, VA	VPI	12–6
34	November 26, 1936	Roanoke, VA	VPI	6–0
35	November 25, 1937	Roanoke, VA	VPI	12–6
36	November 24, 1938	Roanoke, VA	Tie	2–2
37	November 30, 1939	Roanoke, VA	VMI	19–7
38	November 21, 1940	Blacksburg, VA	VMI	14–0
39	November 20, 1941	Lynchburg, VA	VMI	15–10
40	November 26, 1942	Roanoke, VA	VPI	20–6

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
41	November 22, 1945	Roanoke, VA	VMI	7–0
42	November 28, 1946	Roanoke, VA	VPI	20–7
43	November 27, 1947	Roanoke, VA	VMI	28–14
44	November 25, 1948	Roanoke, VA	VMI	33–7
45	November 24, 1949	Roanoke, VA	Tie	28–28
46	November 23, 1950	Roanoke, VA	VMI	27–0
47	November 22, 1951	Roanoke, VA	VMI	20–14
48	November 27, 1952	Roanoke, VA	VPI	26–7
49	November 26, 1953	Roanoke, VA	VMI	28–13
50	November 25, 1954	Roanoke, VA	VPI	46–9
51	November 24, 1955	Roanoke, VA	VPI	39–13
52	November 22, 1956	Roanoke, VA	VPI	45–0
53	November 28, 1957	Roanoke, VA	VMI	14–6
54	November 27, 1958	Roanoke, VA	VPI	21–16
55	November 26, 1959	Roanoke, VA	VMI	37–12
56	November 24, 1960	Roanoke, VA	VPI	13–12
57	November 23, 1961	Roanoke, VA	VMI	6–0
58	November 22, 1962	Roanoke, VA	VMI	14–9
59	November 28, 1963	Roanoke, VA	VPI	35–20
60	November 26, 1964	Roanoke, VA	VPI	35–13
61	November 25, 1965	Roanoke, VA	VPI	44–13
62	November 24, 1966	Roanoke, VA	VPI	70–12
63	November 23, 1967	Roanoke, VA	VMI	12–10
64	November 28, 1968	Roanoke, VA	VPI	55–6
65	November 27, 1969	Roanoke, VA	VPI	52–0
66	November 21, 1970	Roanoke, VA	Virginia Tech	20–14
67	November 27, 1971	Roanoke, VA	Virginia Tech	34–0
68	November 17, 1973	Blacksburg, VA	VMI	22–21
69	October 5, 1974	Richmond, VA	VMI	22–17
70	November 15, 1975	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia Tech	33–0
71	October 9, 1976	Richmond, VA	Virginia Tech	37–7
72	November 26, 1977	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia Tech	27–7
73	November 18, 1978	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia Tech	28–2
74	November 17, 1979	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia Tech	27–20
75	November 15, 1980	Norfolk, VA	Virginia Tech	21–6
76	November 21, 1981	Blacksburg, VA	VMI	6–0
77	November 20, 1982	Norfolk, VA	Virginia Tech	14–3
78	September 24, 1983	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia Tech	28–0
79	October 6, 1984	Norfolk, VA	Virginia Tech	54–7
Series: Virginia Tech leads 49–25–5

References

↑ "Team traditions: Virginia Tech's cannon deeply rooted in history". Sports Illustrated. September 2, 2014. As with all great college traditions, Skipper was born out of a fierce rivalry -- in this case, with nearby Virginia Military Institute. VMI and Virginia Tech competed in sports for years, and each time VMI beat the Hokies, students would fire off “Little John,” their college cannon. The VMI cadets also would blast Little John before each rivalry game, then chant 'Where’s your cannon!?'
↑ "Virginia Tech vs VMI Series". College Football Research Center. Retrieved 2015-12-07.

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[1] "Team traditions: Virginia Tech's cannon deeply rooted in history". Sports Illustrated. September 2, 2014. As with all great college traditions, Skipper was born out of a fierce rivalry -- in this case, with nearby Virginia Military Institute. VMI and Virginia Tech competed in sports for years, and each time VMI beat the Hokies, students would fire off “Little John,” their college cannon. The VMI cadets also would blast Little John before each rivalry game, then chant 'Where’s your cannon!?'

[2] "Virginia Tech vs VMI Series". College Football Research Center. Retrieved 2015-12-07.

VMI Keydets football
Venues	Alumni Field (1921–1961) Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Military Classic of the South (The Citadel) Richmond William & Mary Virginia Tech (former)
Culture & lore	Traditions "The Spirit" Moe the Kangaroo Porter Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1873 1874–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Virginia Tech Hokies football
Venues	Sheib Field (1894–1901) Gibboney Field (1902–1908) Miles Field (1909–1925) Miles Stadium (1926–1964) Lane Stadium (1965–present) Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College Georgia Tech Miami Virginia (Commonwealth Cup) West Virginia (Black Diamond Trophy) VMI (former)
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph" The Marching Virginians Battle at Bristol
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Southern Conference football rivalries
Conference	The Citadel–Furman Military Classic of the South (The Citadel–VMI) The Citadel–Wofford
Non-conference	Jacksonville State–Samford Richmond–VMI VMI–William & Mary Battle for the Old Mountain Jug (Appalachian State–Western Carolina) VMI–Virginia Tech

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Pittsburgh–Syracuse Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup (Virginia–Virginia Tech football)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College–Harvard (basketball) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame (women's basketball) Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Louisville–West Virginia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown–Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia New River Valley rivalry (Radford–Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

Statistics
VMI Keydets Virginia Tech Hokies
First meeting	November 29, 1894 VMI 10, VPI 6
Latest meeting	October 6, 1984 Virginia Tech 54, VMI 7
Next meeting	September 5, 2026
Meetings total	79
All-time series	Virginia Tech leads, 49–25–5
Largest victory	VPI 70, VMI 12 (1966)
Longest win streak	Virginia Tech, 6 (1975–1980)

VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References