2018 VMI Keydets football team

2018 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Clark (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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]

Preseason All-SoCon teams

The Keydets placed one player on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Toledo*
ESPN3L 3–6624,136
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 8 Wofford
ESPN+L 14–594,957
September 14[a]2:30 p.m.East Tennessee State
ESPN+L 24–272,764
September 223:30 p.m.at Western Carolina
ESPN+L 50–5212,759
September 291:30 p.m.Mercer
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3L 38–483,251
October 132:00 p.m.at Samford
ESPN+L 22–734,163
October 201:30 p.m.The Citadel
ESPN3L 32–347,002
October 273:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
ESPN+L 27–348,201
November 31:30 p.m.Tusculum*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+W 20–113,617
November 101:30 p.m.Furman
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+L 13–493,922
November 172:00 p.m.at Old Dominion*
ESPN+L 14–7720,118

Source:[3]

  1. ↑ 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
Keydets 0 3 0 0 3
Rockets 21 21 21 3 66

At Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 7 0 7 14
No. 8 Terriers 21 21 17 0 59

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 7 6 7 7 27
Keydets 0 17 7 0 24

At Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 14 10 13 13 50
Catamounts 14 7 21 10 52

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 13 14 14 7 48
Keydets 7 13 0 18 38

At Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 9 13 0 0 22
Bulldogs 14 28 24 7 73

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 14 6 34
Keydets 7 7 6 12 32

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 14 7 0 6 27
Mocs 7 14 6 7 34

Tusculum

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 3 0 8 11
Keydets 0 7 7 6 20

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 21 14 14 0 49
Keydets 7 0 0 6 13

At Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 14 0 14
Monarchs 21 28 14 14 77

References

  1. ↑ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  2. ↑ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  3. ↑ "Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics". www.vmikeydets.com.
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