Samford vs. VMI

Samford and VMI first met in 2014 and have played 13 times; Samford leads the series 10–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Samford 7–⁠3, and Samford has won the last 5.

Samford wins
10
VMI wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
2014
Longest streak
5 Samford
Current streak
5 Samford
Last 10 meetings
Samford 7–⁠3
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
22.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Samford
6–⁠1 Samford’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. Samford’s biggest win2018: Samford 73, VMI 22by 51 points
  2. VMI’s biggest win2019: VMI 48, Samford 41by 7 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Samford 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

Sep 26, 2026Samford 45, VMI 7at Samford
Oct 18, 2025Samford 24, VMI 22at VMI
Oct 5, 2024Samford 27, VMI 3at Samford
Oct 21, 2023Samford 27, VMI 14at VMI
Nov 5, 2022Samford 34, VMI 15at Samford
Oct 30, 2021VMI 46, Samford 45at VMI
Mar 20, 2021VMI 38, Samford 37at Samford
Oct 12, 2019VMI 48, Samford 41at VMI
Oct 13, 2018Samford 73, VMI 22at Samford
Oct 7, 2017Samford 26, VMI 7at VMI
Oct 15, 2016Samford 55, VMI 21at Samford
Oct 10, 2015Samford 49, VMI 13at VMI
Sep 20, 2014Samford 63, VMI 21at Samford

Every game is listed as played on the field.