2023 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

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)
Defensive coordinator| Rich Yahner (1st season)
Home stadium| Alumni Memorial Field

Seasons

← 2022

2024 →

2023 Southern Conference football standings

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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

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

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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

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## References

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1. ^ "2023 VMI Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 14, 2023.

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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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