2018 VMI Keydets football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 1–10 (0–8 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Sheppard (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Clark (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Wofford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman + | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 128th football season. The Keydets were led by fourth-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 1–10, 0–8 in SoCon play to finish in last place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Keydets predicted to finish in last place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Keydets also predicted to finish in last place.[2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Samford | 204 (20) |
2 | Furman | 174 (2) |
3 | Wofford | 163 (1) |
4 | Mercer | 133 |
5 | Western Carolina | 114 |
6 | Chattanooga | 88 |
7 | The Citadel | 83 |
8 | East Tennessee State | 53 |
9 | VMI | 23 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Samford | 63 (7) |
2 | Wofford | 53 (1) |
3 | Furman | 52 (1) |
4 | Western Carolina | 39 |
5 | Chattanooga | 34 |
6 | Mercer | 32 |
7 | The Citadel | 28 |
8 | East Tennessee State | 15 |
9 | VMI | 8 |
Preseason All-SoCon teams
The Keydets placed one player on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense 2nd team Brad Davis – OL |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | ESPN3 | L 3–66 | 24,136 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Wofford | ESPN+ | L 14–59 | 4,957 | |
September 14[lower-alpha 1] | 2:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 2,764 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | L 50–52 | 12,759 | |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer |
| ESPN3 | L 38–48 | 3,251 |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN+ | L 22–73 | 4,163 | |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN3 | L 32–34 | 7,002 |
October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 8,201 | |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Tusculum* |
| ESPN+ | W 20–11 | 3,617 |
November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 13–49 | 3,922 |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | ESPN+ | L 14–77 | 20,118 | |
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Source:[3]
- ↑ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Game summaries
At Toledo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rockets | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 66 |
At Wofford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 8 Terriers | 21 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 59 |
East Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Keydets | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Western Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
Catamounts | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 52 |
Mercer
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
Keydets | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 38 |
At Samford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 73 |
The Citadel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
Keydets | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
At Chattanooga
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Mocs | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Tusculum
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Keydets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Furman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Paladins | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
Keydets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
At Old Dominion
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Monarchs | 21 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 77 |