2016 VMI Keydets football team

VMI Keydets football
2016 VMI Keydets football
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Conference	Southern Conference
2016 record	3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Wachenheim (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dustin Ward (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tom Clark (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field; (Capacity: 10,000)
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Template:2016 Southern Conference football standings 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.

Schedule[]

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 FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

at Akron[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–1	2011	L 13–36

at Morehead State[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
2–1	2015	W 43–40

at Bucknell[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–3	2015	L 22–28

Mercer[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–1	2015	W 28–21

East Tennessee State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7
Keydets	14	13	3	7	37

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
8–13	2002	L 21–35

at Samford[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
0–3	2015	L 13–49

at Chattanooga[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
7–14–1	2015	L 27–33

Furman[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Paladins	7	10	7	0	24
Keydets	3	0	0	7	10

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
9–24	2015	L 21–24

at Western Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Keydets	0	9	6	14	29
Catamounts	7	14	3	8	32

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
3–19	2015	L 20–24

The Citadel[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
30–39–2	2015	L 30–35

at Wofford[]

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
10–9	2015	L 20–41