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2015 VMI

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2015, game by game: lost at Ball State 36–48; won vs. Morehead State 43–40; lost at Richmond 10–42; lost at Furman 21–24; lost vs. Bucknell 22–28; lost vs. Samford 13–49; lost vs. Chattanooga 27–33; won at Mercer 28–21; lost vs. Wofford 20–41; lost at The Citadel 14–35; lost vs. Western Carolina 20–24+7−36Lost 36–48 at Ball State-12Ball StateWon 43–40 vs. Morehead State+3Morehead StateLost 10–42 at Richmond-32RichmondLost 21–24 at Furman-3FurmanLost 22–28 vs. Bucknell-6BucknellLost 13–49 vs. Samford-36SamfordLost 27–33 vs. Chattanooga-6ChattanoogaWon 28–21 at Mercer+7MercerLost 20–41 vs. Wofford-21WoffordLost 14–35 at The Citadel-21The CitadelLost 20–24 vs. Western Carolina-4Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atBall StateL 36–⁠4811%
Sep 12vsMorehead StateW 43–⁠4057%
Sep 19atRichmondL 10–⁠4221%
Sep 26atFurmanL 21–⁠2432%
Oct 3vsBucknellL 22–⁠2835%
Oct 10vsSamfordL 13–⁠4928%
Oct 17vsChattanoogaL 27–⁠3315%
Oct 24atMercerW 28–⁠2121%
Oct 31vsWoffordL 20–⁠4142%
Nov 7atThe CitadelL 14–⁠3514%
Nov 21vsWestern CarolinaL 20–⁠2427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠385
Coach
—
Elo
1120 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.0 No. 76 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dustin Ward
Defensive coordinator
Tom Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsAl Cobb QB399 yds
Passing touchdownsAl Cobb QB3 TD
Rushing yardsBrice Tucker RB87 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrice Tucker RB1 TD
Receiving yardsDontae Mauck WR131 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Sanders WR1 TD

2015 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠19–⁠4
The Citadel6–⁠19–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4
Samford3–⁠46–⁠5
Wofford3–⁠45–⁠6
Mercer2–⁠55–⁠6
Furman2–⁠54–⁠7
VMI1–⁠62–⁠9

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