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2020 VMI

6–⁠2.

Schedule and results

VMI in 2020, game by game: won vs. Furman 14–13; won at Western Carolina 30–7; won vs. Mercer 41–14; won at Samford 38–37; won at Wofford 36–31; lost vs. East Tennessee State 20–24; won vs. The Citadel 31–17; lost at James Madison 24–31+27−7Won 14–13 vs. Furman+1FurmanWon 30–7 at Western Carolina+23Western CarolinaWon 41–14 vs. Mercer+27MercerWon 38–37 at Samford+1SamfordWon 36–31 at Wofford+5WoffordLost 20–24 vs. East Tennessee State-4East Tennessee …Won 31–17 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 24–31 at James Madison-7James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Feb 27vsFurmanW 14–⁠1337%
Mar 6atWestern CarolinaW 30–⁠756%
Mar 13vsMercerW 41–⁠1464%
Mar 20atSamfordW 38–⁠3739%
Mar 27atWoffordW 36–⁠3133%
Apr 3vsEast Tennessee StateL 20–⁠2464%
Apr 17vsThe CitadelW 31–⁠1769%
Apr 24Bowls & playoffatJames MadisonFCS Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠3114%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 31–⁠24 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Southern Conference championsthe conference title

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in the Southern Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠174
Coach
—
Elo
1314 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 200
Offensive coordinator
Billy Cosh
Defensive coordinator
Tom Clark

Top recruits in the 2020 class

V.J. Johnson WR★★★No. 2243
Chance Knox WR★★No. 3358
Josh Knapp S
Andre Cooper II WR
Alex Oliver CB

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.802

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.