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2017 VMI

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2017, game by game: lost at Air Force 0–62; lost vs. Catawba 20–27; lost at Robert Morris 0–23; lost vs. Chattanooga 7–63; lost at Mercer 14–49; lost vs. Samford 7–26; lost at Furman 10–42; lost vs. Western Carolina 7–26; lost at The Citadel 3–21; lost at East Tennessee State 6–24; lost vs. Wofford 14–45+7−62Lost 0–62 at Air Force-62Air ForceLost 20–27 vs. Catawba-7CatawbaLost 0–23 at Robert Morris-23Robert MorrisLost 7–63 vs. Chattanooga-56ChattanoogaLost 14–49 at Mercer-35MercerLost 7–26 vs. Samford-19SamfordLost 10–42 at Furman-32FurmanLost 7–26 vs. Western Carolina-19Western CarolinaLost 3–21 at The Citadel-18The CitadelLost 6–24 at East Tennessee State-18East Tennessee …Lost 14–45 vs. Wofford-31Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atAir ForceL 0–⁠628%
Sep 9vsCatawbaL 20–⁠2760%
Sep 16atRobert MorrisL 0–⁠2342%
Sep 23vsChattanoogaL 7–⁠6330%
Sep 30atMercerL 14–⁠4920%
Oct 7vsSamfordL 7–⁠2622%
Oct 14atFurmanL 10–⁠4215%
Oct 21vsWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠2623%
Oct 28atThe CitadelL 3–⁠2112%
Nov 4atEast Tennessee StateL 6–⁠2426%
Nov 11vsWoffordL 14–⁠4512%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠408
Coach
—
Elo
1052 −154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−47.7 No. 119 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 238
Offensive coordinator
Dustin Ward
Defensive coordinator
Tom Clark
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsAustin Coulling QB25 yds
Rushing yardsDaz Palmer RB32 yds
Receiving yardsDaz Palmer RB16 yds
TacklesDevin Carper LB12 tkl
SacksBrian Lipscomb DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

George Brown DT★★No. 3114
Reece Udinski PRO
Noah Manuel WDE

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.768

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.

2017 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠110–⁠3
Samford6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠64–⁠7
VMI0–⁠80–⁠11

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