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2014 VMI

2–⁠10 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2014, game by game: lost at Bucknell 38–42; lost at Bowling Green 7–48; won vs. Davidson 52–24; lost at Samford 21–63; lost vs. Mercer 24–27; lost at Chattanooga 7–55; lost at Navy 14–51; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 41–47; lost at Wofford 3–38; won vs. Furman 31–15; lost at Western Carolina 27–42; lost vs. The Citadel 25–45+28−48Lost 38–42 at Bucknell-4BucknellLost 7–48 at Bowling Green-41Bowling GreenWon 52–24 vs. Davidson+28DavidsonLost 21–63 at Samford-42SamfordLost 24–27 vs. Mercer-3MercerLost 7–55 at Chattanooga-48ChattanoogaLost 14–51 at Navy-37NavyLost 41–47 vs. Gardner-Webb-6Gardner-WebbLost 3–38 at Wofford-35WoffordWon 31–15 vs. Furman+16FurmanLost 27–42 at Western Carolina-15Western CarolinaLost 25–45 vs. The Citadel-20The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBucknellL 38–⁠4226%
Sep 6atBowling GreenL 7–⁠487%
Sep 13vsDavidsonW 52–⁠2468%
Sep 20atSamfordL 21–⁠6321%
Sep 27vsMercerL 24–⁠2734%
Oct 4atChattanoogaL 7–⁠5515%
Oct 11atNavyL 14–⁠519%
Oct 18vsGardner-WebbL 41–⁠4738%
Oct 25atWoffordL 3–⁠3818%
Nov 1vsFurmanW 31–⁠1538%
Nov 15atWestern CarolinaL 27–⁠4225%
Nov 22vsThe CitadelL 25–⁠4539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 45–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠497
Coach
—
Elo
1113 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.7 No. 89 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 301
Offensive coordinator
Matt Campbell
Defensive coordinator
Greg Harris
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsAl Cobb QB426 yds
Passing touchdownsAl Cobb QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJabari Turner RB73 yds
Rushing touchdownsHayden Alford QB1 TD
Receiving yardsDane Forlines WR123 yds
Receiving touchdownsChad Jacob WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Allan Cratsenberg ILB★★No. 3534
Tony Richardson ATH★★No. 3534
Adam Doll-Hennis ILB★★No. 3534

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers22.00.700
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class32.00.700

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.

2014 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga7–⁠010–⁠4
Samford5–⁠26–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠5
Wofford4–⁠36–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠44–⁠7
Furman2–⁠53–⁠9
Mercer1–⁠56–⁠5
VMI1–⁠62–⁠10

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