VMI Keydets All-Time Record and Rivalries

Most common matchups

Titles and postseason^[2]

Achievement	Total	Seasons
Conference titles	8	SoCon: 2020, 1977, 1974, 1962, 1960, 1959, 1957, 1951

Home venues^[1]

1898 to 1920 Home venue unknown
1921 to 1949 Home venue unknown
1950 to 1961 Home venue unknown
Since 1962 Alumni Memorial Field

Upcoming

Date	Matchup	Round
Sat Oct 31	VMI Keydets at Chattanooga Mocs	Week 9
Sat Nov 7	VMI Keydets at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	Week 10
Sat Nov 14	The Citadel Bulldogs at VMI Keydets	Week 11
Sat Nov 21	Furman Paladins at VMI Keydets	Week 12

Against conferences

Conference	vs members at the time	vs current members
vs ACC	8-39	70-164-13
vs American	0-1	2-45
vs Atlantic 10 Conference	0-11	0-0
vs Big 12	0-0	0-14
vs Big Eight Conference	0-1	0-0
vs Big Sky	0-1	0-1
vs Big South Conference	15-43	0-0
vs Big Ten Conference	0-0	8-15-2
vs C-USA	0-2	3-11
vs Colonial	0-13	2-6
vs Independent	64-129-5	1-0-1
vs Ivy Group	1-1	2-6
vs MAC	2-9	3-9
vs Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	2-0-1	0-0
vs Mid-eastern	1-4	1-4
vs Middle Three Conference	1-2	0-0
vs Missouri Valley	1-0	0-0
vs Missouri Valley Football Conference	0-0	1-0
vs Mountain West	0-1	0-1
vs Northeast	2-3	3-3
vs OVC–Big South	0-0	7-17
vs Ohio Valley Conference	1-1	0-0
vs Patriot	3-11	69-95-9
vs Pioneer Football League	3-0	8-4
vs SEC	3-18	7-22
vs South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association	8-16-3	0-0
vs South Carolina Little Three	1-0	0-0
vs Southern	180-246-21	65-113-1
vs Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	7-17-1	0-0
vs Southwest Conference	0-3	0-0
vs Sun Belt	0-0	8-25-2
vs UAC	0-0	1-0
vs Virginia Conference	2-6	0-0
vs Yankee Conference	2-1-1	0-0

"At the time" counts opponents by their conference in the season each game was played; "current" counts every game against today's members.

Against divisions

Division	vs members at the time	vs current members
vs ACC Atlantic Division	0-1	0-0
vs ACC Coastal Division	0-3	0-0
vs Atlantic 10 South Division	0-8	0-0
vs C-USA East Division	0-2	0-0
vs Colonial South Division	0-6	0-0
vs MAC East Division	0-6	0-0
vs MAC West Division	0-2	0-0
vs Mountain West Mountain Division	0-1	0-0
vs SEC Western Division	0-1	0-0

"At the time" counts opponents by their division in the season each game was played; "current" counts every game against today's members.

Every opponent

ACC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Boston College Eagles	1-7-1	9	1970
VMI Keydets vs Clemson Tigers	5-5-2	12	1944
VMI Keydets vs Duke Blue Devils	0-7	7	2005
VMI Keydets vs Florida State Seminoles	1-2	3	1954
VMI Keydets vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	1-15	16	2024
VMI Keydets vs Miami Hurricanes	0-2	2	1952
VMI Keydets vs NC State Wolfpack	9-6-1	16	2023
VMI Keydets vs North Carolina Tar Heels	5-16-1	22	1989
VMI Keydets vs Virginia Cavaliers	23-53-2	78	2013
VMI Keydets vs Virginia Tech Hokies	23-47-5	75	2026
VMI Keydets vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2-4-1	7	2022

American

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Army Black Knights	1-15	16	2019
VMI Keydets vs East Carolina Pirates	1-7	8	1979
VMI Keydets vs Memphis Tigers	0-1	1	1960
VMI Keydets vs Navy Midshipmen	0-11	11	2025
VMI Keydets vs Rice Owls	0-2	2	1970
VMI Keydets vs Temple Owls	0-4	4	1943
VMI Keydets vs Tulane Green Wave	0-5	5	1973

Big 12

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Cincinnati Bearcats	0-2	2	1953
VMI Keydets vs Iowa State Cyclones	0-1	1	1963
VMI Keydets vs West Virginia Mountaineers	0-11	11	1972

Big Sky

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Idaho State Bengals	0-1	1	2026

Big Ten Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Maryland Terrapins	8-14-2	24	1972
VMI Keydets vs Penn State Nittany Lions	0-1	1	1959

C-USA

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Delaware Blue Hens	1-1	2	1976
VMI Keydets vs Liberty Flames	2-10	12	2013

Colonial

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Elon Phoenix	1-1	2	1938
VMI Keydets vs Rhode Island Rams	1-0	1	1977
VMI Keydets vs Stony Brook Seawolves	0-5	5	2012

Independent

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs UConn Huskies	1-0-1	2	1979

Ivy Group

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Columbia Lions	0-4	4	1939
VMI Keydets vs Cornell Big Red	1-1	2	2022
VMI Keydets vs Pennsylvania Quakers	1-1	2	1921

MAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Akron Zips	1-2	3	2016
VMI Keydets vs Ball State Cardinals	0-1	1	2015
VMI Keydets vs Bowling Green State Falcons	0-1	1	2014
VMI Keydets vs Buffalo Bulls	2-1	3	1964
VMI Keydets vs Kent State Golden Flashes	0-1	1	2021
VMI Keydets vs Ohio Bobcats	0-2	2	2008
VMI Keydets vs Toledo Rockets	0-1	1	2018

Mid-eastern

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Delaware State Hornets	0-2	2	2012
VMI Keydets vs Norfolk State Spartans	1-2	3	2024

Missouri Valley Football Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Indiana State Sycamores	1-0	1	1976

Mountain West

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Air Force Falcons	0-1	1	2017

Northeast

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Robert Morris Colonials	2-3	5	2019
VMI Keydets vs St. Francis (PA) Red Flash	1-0	1	2008

OVC–Big South

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers	5-7	12	2013
VMI Keydets vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs	2-10	12	2014

Patriot

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Bucknell Bison	3-7	10	2026
VMI Keydets vs Colgate Raiders	1-0	1	1974
VMI Keydets vs Georgetown Hoyas	1-3	4	2004
VMI Keydets vs Holy Cross Crusaders	0-2-1	3	1963
VMI Keydets vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks	3-6-1	10	2007
VMI Keydets vs Richmond Spiders	32-34-5	71	2025
VMI Keydets vs Villanova Wildcats	2-6	8	1980
VMI Keydets vs William & Mary Tribe	27-37-2	66	2024

Pioneer Football League

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Dayton Flyers	0-1	1	1972
VMI Keydets vs Morehead State	3-0	3	2016
VMI Keydets vs Presbyterian	4-3	7	2013
VMI Keydets vs Stetson	1-0	1	1956

SEC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Florida Gators	0-1	1	1929
VMI Keydets vs Georgia Bulldogs	0-4	4	1978
VMI Keydets vs Kentucky Wildcats	2-12	14	1944
VMI Keydets vs Ole Miss Rebels	1-1	2	1996
VMI Keydets vs South Carolina Gamecocks	1-1	2	1936
VMI Keydets vs Tennessee Volunteers	1-0	1	1923
VMI Keydets vs Texas A&M Aggies	0-1	1	1950
VMI Keydets vs Vanderbilt Commodores	2-2	4	1974

Southern

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Chattanooga Mocs	4-11	15	2025
VMI Keydets vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers	4-9	13	2026
VMI Keydets vs Furman Paladins	11-14	25	2025
VMI Keydets vs Mercer Bears	3-10	13	2026
VMI Keydets vs Samford Bulldogs	3-10	13	2026
VMI Keydets vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	0-1	1	2004
VMI Keydets vs The Citadel Bulldogs	27-33-1	61	2025
VMI Keydets vs Western Carolina Catamounts	3-13	16	2025
VMI Keydets vs Wofford Terriers	10-12	22	2026

Sun Belt

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs App State Mountaineers	1-3-2	6	2002
VMI Keydets vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	2-9	11	2013
VMI Keydets vs Georgia Southern Eagles	0-1	1	2002
VMI Keydets vs James Madison Dukes	0-4	4	2009
VMI Keydets vs Marshall Thundering Herd	5-1	6	2019
VMI Keydets vs Old Dominion Monarchs	0-3	3	2018
VMI Keydets vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles	0-4	4	1974

UAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Austin Peay Governors	1-0	1	2003

Other opponents

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
VMI Keydets vs Boston University	0-1	1	1980
VMI Keydets vs Catawba College	5-3	8	1953
VMI Keydets vs Catholic	2-1	3	1922
VMI Keydets vs Davidson Wildcats	40-17-3	60	2026
VMI Keydets vs Detroit Mercy	0-1	1	1964
VMI Keydets vs Emory & Henry	4-1	5	1945
VMI Keydets vs Gallaudet	5-0	5	1918
VMI Keydets vs George Washington	10-7-1	18	1966
VMI Keydets vs Hampden-Sydney	13-0	13	1935
VMI Keydets vs Maryland-Baltimore	1-0	1	1913
VMI Keydets vs Newberry	1-0	1	1940
VMI Keydets vs Quantico Marines	1-1	2	1949
VMI Keydets vs Roanoke	14-1	15	1940
VMI Keydets vs St. John's (Maryland)	2-1	3	1930
VMI Keydets vs Tampa	2-0	2	1958
VMI Keydets vs Washington (MO)	1-0	1	1940

Unlisted opponents (10 games): 7-1-2. Minor one-off opponents are counted in the record above but not listed individually.