2021 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

2021 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Scott Wachenheim (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Billy Cosh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tom Clark (7th season)
Home stadium| Alumni Memorial Field

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Southern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Mercer |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Chattanooga |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Western Carolina |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Furman |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
VMI |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Samford |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
The Citadel |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wofford |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Keydets were led by seventh-year head coach Scott Wachenheim and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 1:30 p.m.| Davidson*| No. 17|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| ESPN+| W 45–24| 5,009
September 11| 11:30 a.m.| at Kent State*| No. 18|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| ESPN3| L 10–60| 16,785
September 18| 2:00 p.m.| at Cornell*| No. 22|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| ESPN+| W 31–21| 12,555
September 25| 1:30 p.m.| Wofford| No. 22|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| ESPN3| W 31–23| 5,077
October 2| 2:00 p.m.| at The Citadel| No. 18|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| ESPN+| L 24–35| 12,097
October 9| 1:30 p.m.| Chattanooga| |

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| ESPN+| W 37–34 OT| 6,000
October 16| 4:00 p.m.| at Mercer| |

* Moye Complex
* Macon, GA

| ESPN+| W 45–7| 7,227
October 30| 1:30 p.m.| Samford| No. 18|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| ESPN+| W 46–45| 5,000
November 6| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 14 East Tennessee State| No. 18|

* William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
* Johnson City, TN

| ESPN+| L 20–27 | 10,416
November 13| 2:00 p.m.| at Furman| No. 21|

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| ESPN+| L 31–37| 6,562
November 20| 1:30 p.m.| Western Carolina| |

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| ESPN+| L 24-52| 5,000

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "2021 VMI Keydets Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

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VMI Keydets football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1921–1961)
* Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* The Citadel: Military Classic of the South
* Richmond
* William & Mary
* Virginia Tech

Culture & lore|

* Traditions
* "The Spirit"
* Moe the Kangaroo
* Porter Cup

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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