East Tennessee State at VMI

Saturday, October 6, 1979

VMI beat East Tennessee State 24–⁠14. It was their first meeting; after it, VMI led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayEast Tennessee State7–⁠4 in 1979
14
HomeVMI6–⁠4–⁠1 in 1979
24

FinalHigh 66°F, low 37°FAttendance 4,600

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

VMI 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

East Tennessee State leads 7–⁠4 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025East Tennessee State 45, VMI 10
2024East Tennessee State 16, VMI 9
2023VMI 31, East Tennessee State 24
2022East Tennessee State 44, VMI 21
2021East Tennessee State 27, VMI 20
2020East Tennessee State 24, VMI 20

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