Military Classic of the South
The Citadel Bulldogs
VMI Keydets
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 16, 1920
VMI, 35–0
Latest meetingOctober 14, 2023
VMI, 17-13
Next meeting2024
at Lexington, Virginia
TrophySilver Shako
Statistics
Meetings total79[1]
All-time seriesThe Citadel leads, 44–33–2
Trophy seriesThe Citadel leads, 30–13–1
Largest victoryThe Citadel, 50–0 (1992)
Longest win streakThe Citadel, 12 (2003–2018)
Current win streakVMI, 1 (2023–present)
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Locations of The Citadel and VMI

The Military Classic of the South is an American college football rivalry game played between The Citadel and the Virginia Military Institute.[2] The first game between the two military schools was in 1920. The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II; since then, only five seasons have seen the game not played.

The 79th and most recent game of the series saw VMI defeat The Citadel 17–13 at Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.

History

The teams first played each other in 1920. The trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976.[3][4]

The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. The Citadel had won the past twelve meetings before VMI's victory in 2019. The Citadel leads the series 44–33–2. At one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1. The Military Classic is the thirteenth oldest still-played rivalry in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the NCAA. Both teams were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon) from 1936 until 2003, when VMI left for the Big South Conference and were reunited in the SoCon when VMI returned in 2014.[5][6]

Game results

The Citadel victoriesVMI victoriesTie games

Other varsity sports

Sport Last Matchup All-Time Series
Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record
Baseball April 15, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia VMI 5–2 1,814 The Citadel 85–39[7][8]
April 16, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia VMI 3–2 132
April 17, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia VMI 22–5(7) 154
Basketball January 15, 2022 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC VMI 90–85 1,256 The Citadel 60–58[9][10]
February 12, 2022 Cameron Hall • Lexington, VA The Citadel 83–79 3,745
Women's Soccer October 23, 2022 WLI Field • Charleston, SC The Citadel 5–1 203 The Citadel 10–7[11][12]
October 25, 2022[lower-alpha 1] WLI Field • Charleston, SC The Citadel 3–0 176
Wrestling February 20, 2022 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC The Citadel 32–5 N/A VMI 43–25[13][14]
  1. ↑ SoCon Tournament

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Football History vs the Citadel".
  2. ↑ "SoCon Football Week 10: A Historical Sketch of the 'Battle For The Silver Shako'". Medium.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kara, Klein. "Virginia Military Institute (VMI) vs The Citadel football - The Citadel - Charleston, SC". www.citadel.edu.
  4. ↑ "Silver Shako".
  5. ↑ "CSTV Adds VMI-Citadel "Military Classic of the South" To Fall Football Line-Up". Big South Conference. July 11, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "VMI, Citadel play their 'Classic'". USA Today. November 15, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 147. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 4. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ 2019–20 Basketball Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2020–21 Basketball Game Notes: At Citadel" (PDF). VMI Keydets. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ 2020 Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 65. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ VMI Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ 2020 Wrestling Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ 2019–20 Wrestling Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 8–9. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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