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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 5–7 (4–4 SoCon) |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Sheppard (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Clark (5th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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No. 16 Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 129th football season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Their 5 wins were the most achieved in a single season since finishing 6–6 in 2003.
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Keydets were picked to finish in 9th place in both polls.[1][2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Wofford | 253 (21) |
2 | Furman | 229 (6) |
3 | East Tennessee State | 187 (2) |
4 | Mercer | 146 |
5 | Chattanooga | 134 |
6 | Samford | 125 |
7 | The Citadel | 111 |
8 | Western Carolina | 88 |
9 | VMI | 32 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Wofford | 63 (7) |
2 | Furman | 55 (1) |
3 | East Tennessee State | 44 (1) |
4 | Chattanooga | 40 |
5 | Mercer | 34 |
6 | Samford | 33 |
7 | The Citadel | 22 |
8 | Western Carolina | 21 |
9 | VMI | 12 |
The Keydets placed four players on the preseason all–SoCon teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Javeon Lara – WR 2nd team Reece Udinski – QB |
Defense 1st team A.J. Smith – DB |
Specialists 2nd team Rohan Martin – RS |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | Stadium | L 17–56 | 23,875 | |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Mars Hill* | ESPN3 | W 63–21 | 3,484 | |
September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | W 31–24 OT | 9,150 | |
September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Robert Morris* |
| ESPN+ | L 21–31 | 3,900 |
September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Wofford |
| ESPN+ | L 36–51 | 3,300 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | ESPN+ | W 34–21 | 12,126 | |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Samford |
| ESPN+ | W 48–41 OT | 5,300 |
October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 5,714 | |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | L 35–43 | 4,568 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Furman | ESPN+ | L 21–60 | 7,229 | |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 6–47 | 25,747 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 3,576 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Thundering Herd | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, WV
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See also: Mars Hill University § Athletics |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountain Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Keydets | 21 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 63 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonials | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Keydets | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Terriers | 21 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 |
Keydets | 10 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and Military Classic of the South |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
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See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Keydets | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
Bears | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Five Star Stadium, Macon, GA
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Catamounts | 14 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
Keydets | 13 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 9 Paladins | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 60 |
at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC
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See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 47 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
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See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mocs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Keydets | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, VA
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