Mercer vs. VMI

Mercer and VMI have 13 meetings on file, the first in 2014; Mercer leads the series 10–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Mercer 8–⁠2, and Mercer has won the last 5.

Mercer wins
10
VMI wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2014
Longest streak
5 Mercer
Current streak
5 Mercer
Last 10 meetings
Mercer 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s5–⁠1
2020s5–⁠2
Average margin
27.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Mercer
4–⁠2 Mercer’s record at home
At VMI
1–⁠6 VMI’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Mercer’s biggest win2025: Mercer 62, VMI 0by 62 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win2021: VMI 45, Mercer 7by 38 points
  3. Upset2015: VMI 28, Mercer 21VMI had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Mercer and VMI, 2014 on130015001700201520202025

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 3, 2026Mercer 54, VMI 3at VMI
Oct 25, 2025Mercer 62, VMI 0at Mercer
Nov 9, 2024Mercer 34, VMI 0at VMI
Sep 30, 2023Mercer 38, VMI 3at Mercer
Oct 29, 2022Mercer 55, VMI 14at VMI
Oct 16, 2021VMI 45, Mercer 7at Mercer
Mar 13, 2021VMI 41, Mercer 14at VMI
Oct 19, 2019Mercer 34, VMI 27at Mercer
Sep 29, 2018Mercer 48, VMI 38at VMI
Sep 30, 2017Mercer 49, VMI 14at Mercer
Oct 1, 2016Mercer 33, VMI 30at VMI
Oct 24, 2015VMI 28, Mercer 21at Mercer
Sep 27, 2014Mercer 27, VMI 24at VMI

Every game is listed as played on the field.