2023 VMI Keydets football team

2023 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Ashford (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Rich Yahner (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field

2023 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Furman $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Mercer ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	4
Samford		4	–	4					6	–	5
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	6
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Wofford		2	–	6					2	–	9
The Citadel		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Keydets were led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco and played home games at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:30 p.m.	Davidson*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 12–7	5,622
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 13–21	1,465
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	The CW	L 7–45	56,919
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Wofford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 17–14	3,787
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 3–38	10,769
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	W 17–13	11,349
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Samford	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 14–27	4,245
October 28	1:30 p.m.	No. 17 Chattanooga	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 23–24	5,318
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 31–24	10,215
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 3–37	9,277
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Western Carolina	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 27–24	5,297
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time