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2013 VMI

2–⁠10 (1–⁠4 Big South).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2013, game by game: lost at Richmond 0–34; won vs. Glenville State 34–27; lost vs. North Greenville 24–37; lost at Virginia 0–49; lost vs. Robert Morris 31–37; lost vs. Charleston Southern 17–25; lost at Presbyterian 35–49; lost at Coastal Carolina 27–66; lost at Liberty 7–17; won vs. Gardner-Webb 27–9; lost at The Citadel 10–31; lost vs. Bucknell 23–35+18−49Lost 0–34 at Richmond-34RichmondWon 34–27 vs. Glenville State+7Glenville StateLost 24–37 vs. North Greenville-13North GreenvilleLost 0–49 at Virginia-49VirginiaLost 31–37 vs. Robert Morris-6Robert MorrisLost 17–25 vs. Charleston Southern-8Charleston Sout…Lost 35–49 at Presbyterian-14PresbyterianLost 27–66 at Coastal Carolina-39Coastal CarolinaLost 7–17 at Liberty-10LibertyWon 27–9 vs. Gardner-Webb+18Gardner-WebbLost 10–31 at The Citadel-21The CitadelLost 23–35 vs. Bucknell-12Bucknell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atRichmondL 0–⁠3421%
Sep 7vsGlenville StateW 34–⁠2760%
Sep 14vsNorth GreenvilleL 24–⁠3760%
Sep 21atVirginiaL 0–⁠4912%
Sep 28vsRobert MorrisL 31–⁠3748%
Oct 12vsCharleston SouthernL 17–⁠2533%
Oct 19atPresbyterianL 35–⁠4932%
Oct 26atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠669%
Nov 2atLibertyL 7–⁠1714%
Nov 9vsGardner-WebbW 27–⁠936%
Nov 16atThe CitadelL 10–⁠3120%
Nov 23vsBucknellL 23–⁠3536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bucknell 35–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big South.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠416
Coach
—
Elo
1103 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−39.4 No. 109 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 177
Offensive coordinator
Matt Campbell
Defensive coordinator
Greg Harris

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Al Cobb PRO★★No. 2277
Dillon Christopher K★★No. 2867

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.760
Whole class22.00.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Coastal Carolina4–⁠111–⁠2
Liberty4–⁠18–⁠4
Charleston Southern3–⁠210–⁠3
Gardner-Webb2–⁠37–⁠5
Presbyterian1–⁠43–⁠8
VMI1–⁠42–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.