Military_Classic_of_the_South

Military Classic of the South
	The Citadel Bulldogs VMI Keydets
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 16, 1920; VMI, 35–0
Latest meeting	October 14, 2023; VMI, 17–13
Next meeting	2024; at Lexington, Virginia
Trophy	Silver Shako
Statistics
Meetings total	79
All-time series	The Citadel leads, 44–33–2
Trophy series	The Citadel leads, 30–13–1
Largest victory	The Citadel, 50–0 (1992)
Longest win streak	The Citadel, 12 (2003–2018)
Current win streak	VMI, 1 (2023–present)

Military Classic of the South

American college football rivalry

The Military Classic of the South is an American college football rivalry game played between The Citadel and the Virginia Military Institute.^[2] The first game between the two military schools was in 1920. The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II; since then, only five seasons have seen the game not played.

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VMI

The Citadel

Locations of The Citadel and VMI

The 79th and most recent game of the series saw VMI defeat The Citadel 17–13 at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

Game results

The Citadel victories	VMI victories	Tie games

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No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 16, 1920	Lynchburg, VA	VMI	35–0
2	October 12, 1929	Lexington, VA	VMI	12–7
3	October 11, 1930	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	7–6
4	October 10, 1931	Lexington, VA	Tie	13–13
5	October 8, 1932	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	12–6
6	November 13, 1937	Lexington, VA	VMI	27–0
7	November 16, 1946	Lexington, VA	VMI	21–6
8	November 15, 1947	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	7–6
9	November 13, 1948	Lexington, VA	VMI	34–6
10	November 12, 1949	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	19–14
11	November 18, 1950	Lexington, VA	VMI	13–7
12	November 17, 1951	Charleston, SC	VMI	27–21
13	November 15, 1952	Lexington, VA	VMI	20–19
14	October 10, 1953	Charleston, SC	VMI	14–0
15	November 13, 1954	Lexington, VA	VMI	42–0
16	November 12, 1955	Charleston, SC	VMI	14–7
17	November 16, 1957	Lexington, VA	VMI	33–7
18	November 15, 1958	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	14–6
19	November 14, 1959	Lexington, VA	VMI	32–8
20	November 12, 1960	Charleston, SC	VMI	20–6
21	November 4, 1961	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	14–8
22	November 3, 1962	Charleston, SC	VMI	16–7
23	November 16, 1963	Lexington, VA	VMI	33–8
24	November 14, 1964	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	17–0
25	November 13, 1965	Lexington, VA	VMI	21–7
26	November 12, 1966	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	30–14
27	October 14, 1967	Roanoke, VA	VMI	22–11
28	October 19, 1968	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	13–8
29	October 18, 1969	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	28–2
30	October 24, 1970	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	56–9
31	October 9, 1971	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	25–24
32	October 7, 1972	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	42–3
33	October 6, 1973	Lexington, VA	VMI	23–6
34	October 12, 1974	Charleston, SC	VMI	20–9
35	October 25, 1975	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	6–3
36	November 6, 1976	Charleston, SC	VMI	30–14
37	October 15, 1977	Lexington, VA	VMI	19–3
38	September 23, 1978	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	14–3
39	October 20, 1979	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	37–6
40	October 4, 1980	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	28–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
41	October 10, 1981	Norfolk, VA	VMI	14–0
42	October 9, 1982	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	21–7
43	October 6, 1983	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	27–16
44	November 3, 1984	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	27–24
45	October 5, 1985	Lexington, VA	Tie	14–14
46	October 11, 1986	Charleston, SC	VMI	47–30
47	October 10, 1987	Charleston, SC	VMI	7–3
48	November 12, 1988	Norfolk, VA	The Citadel	31–20
49	November 11, 1989	Lexington, VA	VMI	20–10
50	November 3, 1990	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	23–3
51	October 26, 1991	Norfolk, VA	The Citadel	17–14
52	November 14, 1992	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	50–0
53	November 13, 1993	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	34–33
54	November 12, 1994	Norfolk, VA	The Citadel	58–14
55	November 11, 1995	Charleston, SC	VMI	34–7
56	November 16, 1996	Lexington, VA	VMI	34–27
57	November 15, 1997	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	28–6
58	November 14, 1998	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	36–10
59	November 13, 1999	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	14–7
60	November 11, 2000	Lexington, VA	VMI	41–21
61	November 10, 2001	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	49–7
62	November 23, 2002	Charlotte, NC	VMI	23–21
63	November 15, 2003	Charlotte, NC	The Citadel	27–23
64	November 19, 2005	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	22–14
65	November 11, 2006	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	48–21
66	November 17, 2007	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	70–28
67	October 29, 2011	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	41–14
68	November 10, 2012	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	27–24
69	November 16, 2013	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	31–10
70	November 22, 2014	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	45–25
71	November 7, 2015	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	35–14
72	November 12, 2016	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	30–20
73	October 28, 2017	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	21–3
74	October 20, 2018	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	34–32
75	October 5, 2019	Charleston, SC	VMI	34–21
76	April 17, 2021	Lexington, VA	VMI	31–17
77	October 2, 2021	Charleston, SC	The Citadel	35–24
78	November 19, 2022	Lexington, VA	The Citadel	26–22
79	October 14, 2023	Charleston, SC	VMI	17–13
Series: The Citadel leads 44–33–2

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Sport	Last Matchup					All-Time Series
Sport	Date	Location	Winner	Score	Attendance	Leader	Record
Baseball	April 15, 2022	Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia	VMI	5–2	1,814	The Citadel	85–39^[7]^[8]
	April 16, 2022	Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia	VMI	3–2	132
	April 17, 2022	Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia	VMI	22–5⁽⁷⁾	154
Basketball	January 15, 2022	McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC	VMI	90–85	1,256	The Citadel	60–58^[9]^[10]
Basketball	February 12, 2022	Cameron Hall • Lexington, VA	The Citadel	83–79	3,745	The Citadel	60–58^[9]^[10]
Women's Soccer	October 23, 2022	WLI Field • Charleston, SC	The Citadel	5–1	203	The Citadel	10–7^[11]^[12]
Women's Soccer	October 25, 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]}	WLI Field • Charleston, SC	The Citadel	3–0	176	The Citadel	10–7^[11]^[12]
Wrestling	February 20, 2022	McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC	The Citadel	32–5	N/A	VMI	43–25^[13]^[14]

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Military Classic of the South

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