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2021 VMI

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2021, game by game: won vs. Davidson 45–24; lost at Kent State 10–60; won at Cornell 31–21; won vs. Wofford 31–23; lost at The Citadel 24–35; won vs. Chattanooga 37–34; won at Mercer 45–7; won vs. Samford 46–45; lost at East Tennessee State 20–27; lost at Furman 31–37; lost vs. Western Carolina 24–52+38−50Won 45–24 vs. Davidson+21DavidsonLost 10–60 at Kent State-50Kent StateWon 31–21 at Cornell+10CornellWon 31–23 vs. Wofford+8WoffordLost 24–35 at The Citadel-11The CitadelWon 37–34 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 45–7 at Mercer+38MercerWon 46–45 vs. Samford+1SamfordLost 20–27 at East Tennessee State-7East Tennessee …Lost 31–37 at Furman-6FurmanLost 24–52 vs. Western Carolina-28Western Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsDavidsonW 45–⁠2457%
Sep 11atKent StateL 10–⁠6023%
Sep 18atCornellW 31–⁠2148%
Sep 25vsWoffordW 31–⁠2365%
Oct 2atThe CitadelL 24–⁠3560%
Oct 9vsChattanoogaW 37–⁠3458%
Oct 16atMercerW 45–⁠738%
Oct 30vsSamfordW 46–⁠4571%
Nov 6atEast Tennessee StateL 20–⁠2740%
Nov 13atFurmanL 31–⁠3751%
Nov 20vsWestern CarolinaL 24–⁠5278%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 52–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠365
Coach
—
Elo
1295 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.9 No. 58 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Billy Cosh
Defensive coordinator
Tom Clark

Leaders

Passing yardsCollin Ironside QB91 yds
Rushing yardsRashad Raymond RB57 yds
Rushing touchdownsHunter Rice RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJulio DaSilva WR37 yds
TacklesStone Snyder LB11 tkl
SacksAljareek Malry DB1 sacks

2021 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Tennessee State7–⁠111–⁠2
Mercer6–⁠27–⁠3
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠5
Furman4–⁠46–⁠5
VMI4–⁠46–⁠5
Western Carolina4–⁠44–⁠7
Samford3–⁠54–⁠7
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠7
Wofford0–⁠81–⁠10

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