Lehigh vs. VMI

Lehigh and VMI have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1955; Lehigh leads the series 6–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Lehigh 6–⁠3, and Lehigh has won the last 4.

Lehigh wins
6
VMI wins
3
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1955
Longest streak
4 Lehigh
Current streak
4 Lehigh
Last 10 meetings
Lehigh 6–⁠3
Most recent
2007

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s2–⁠2–⁠1
1960s0–⁠1
1970s2–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
Average margin
10.3 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lehigh
3–⁠2–⁠1 Lehigh’s record at home
At VMI
1–⁠3 VMI’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Lehigh’s biggest win1955: Lehigh 39, VMI 0by 39 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win1957: VMI 12, Lehigh 7by 5 points
  3. Upset1956: Lehigh 27, VMI 20Lehigh had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: Lehigh 14, VMI 10Lehigh had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1977: Lehigh 30, VMI 20Lehigh had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lehigh and VMI, 1955 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 22, 2007Lehigh 37, VMI 6at Lehigh
Sep 24, 2005Lehigh 28, VMI 26at VMI
Oct 21, 1978Lehigh 14, VMI 10at VMI
Oct 22, 1977Lehigh 30, VMI 20at Lehigh
Nov 5, 1960VMI 18, Lehigh 14at VMI
Nov 7, 1959VMI 7, Lehigh 6at Lehigh
Nov 8, 1958Lehigh 7, VMI 7at Lehigh
Nov 9, 195720VMI 12, Lehigh 7at Lehigh
Oct 13, 1956Lehigh 27, VMI 20at VMI
Nov 5, 1955Lehigh 39, VMI 0at Lehigh

Every game is listed as played on the field.