2013 VMI Keydets football team

2013 VMI Keydets football
2013 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–10 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Harris (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
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The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.

ConferenceBig South Conference

Record2–10 (1–4 Big South)

Headcoach

Sparky Woods (6th season)

OffensivecoordinatorMatt Campbell (4th season)

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2013 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^	4	–	1	12	–	3
Liberty +	4	–	1	8	–	4
No. 24 Charleston Southern	3	–	2	10	–	3
Gardner–Webb	2	–	3	7	–	5
Presbyterian	1	–	4	3	–	8
VMI	1	–	4	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.

The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at No. 15 Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 0–34	8,700
September 7	1:30 pm	Glenville State*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	W 34–27	5,316
September 14	1:30 pm	North Greenville*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 24–37	4,494
September 21	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 0–49	40,165
September 28	1:30 pm	Robert Morris*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 31–37 ^OT	4,821
October 12	1:30 pm	Charleston Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 17–25	5,902
October 19	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 35–49	3,032
October 26	6:00 pm	at No. 6 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	L 27–66	7,174
November 2	3:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	FSN	L 7–17	18,334
November 9	1:30 pm	Gardner–Webb	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 27–9	4,832
November 16	1:00 pm	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)		L 10–31	12,069
November 23	1:30 pm	Bucknell*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 23–35	4,913
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	21	21	7	49

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	13	0	9	3	25
VMI	0	14	3	0	17

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	0	7	21	35
Presbyterian	0	14	21	14	49

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	17	3	0	27
Coastal Carolina	13	17	22	14	66

2013 VMI Keydets football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Richmond

Glenville State

North Greenville

Virginia

Robert Morris

Charleston Southern

Presbyterian

Coastal Carolina

Liberty

Gardner-Webb

The Citadel

Bucknell

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Robert Morris	7	7	7	10	0	6	37
VMI	7	10	7	7	0	0	31