2016_VMI_Keydets_football_team

2016 VMI Keydets football
2016 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
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
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2016 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

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.

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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 Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	14	0	24
Zips	12	7	7	21	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	14	3	0	17
Eagles	0	7	0	6	13

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Keydets	6	0	8	3	0	0	6	23
Bison	0	7	7	3	0	0	0	17

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	14	7	0	6	6	33
Keydets	0	7	7	13	3	30

2016_VMI_Keydets_football_team

2016 VMI Keydets football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Akron

At Morehead State

At Bucknell

Mercer

East Tennessee State

At Samford

At Chattanooga

Furman

At Western Carolina

The Citadel

At Wofford

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	7	7	0	21
#24 Bulldogs	28	10	0	17	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	13	0	13
#11 Mocs	7	10	6	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Bulldogs	10	7	6	7	30
Keydets	0	7	13	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
#20 Terriers	3	0	0	14	17