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East Tennessee State vs. VMI

East Tennessee State and VMI have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1979; East Tennessee State leads the series 7–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s East Tennessee State 7–⁠3, and East Tennessee State has won the last 2.

East Tennessee State wins
7
VMI wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1979
Longest streak
3 East Tennessee State
Current streak
2 East Tennessee State
Last 10 meetings
East Tennessee State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
2010s2–⁠2
2020s5–⁠1
Average margin
13.7 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Tennessee State
3–⁠2 East Tennessee State’s record at home
At VMI
2–⁠4 VMI’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Tennessee State’s biggest win2025: East Tennessee State 45, VMI 10by 35 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win2016: VMI 37, East Tennessee State 7by 30 points
  3. Upset2019: VMI 31, East Tennessee State 24VMI had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2023: VMI 31, East Tennessee State 24VMI had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Tennessee State and VMI, 1979 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026East Tennessee State at VMI upcomingat VMI
Oct 11, 2025East Tennessee State 45, VMI 10at East Tennessee State
Nov 23, 2024East Tennessee State 16, VMI 9at VMI
Nov 4, 2023VMI 31, East Tennessee State 24at East Tennessee State
Oct 8, 2022East Tennessee State 44, VMI 21at VMI
Nov 6, 2021East Tennessee State 27, VMI 20at East Tennessee State
Apr 3, 2021East Tennessee State 24, VMI 20at VMI
Sep 14, 2019VMI 31, East Tennessee State 24at East Tennessee State
Sep 14, 2018East Tennessee State 27, VMI 24at VMI
Nov 4, 2017East Tennessee State 24, VMI 6at East Tennessee State
Oct 8, 2016VMI 37, East Tennessee State 7at VMI
Oct 6, 1979VMI 24, East Tennessee State 14at VMI

Every game is listed as played on the field.