2023 VMI
5–6 (4–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Tennessee State 31–24Nov 4
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Chattanooga 23–24Oct 28
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs Davidson | W 12–7 | 37% |
| Sep 9 | at Bucknell | L 13–21 | 47% |
| Sep 16 | at NC State | L 7–45 | 8% |
| Sep 23 | vs Wofford | W 17–14 | 57% |
| Sep 30 | at Mercer | L 3–38 | 22% |
| Oct 14 | at The Citadel | W 17–13 | 50% |
| Oct 21 | vs Samford | L 14–27 | 36% |
| Oct 28 | vs Chattanooga | L 23–24 | 23% |
| Nov 4 | at East Tennessee State | W 31–24 | 35% |
| Nov 11 | at Furman | L 3–37 | 11% |
| Nov 18 | vs Western Carolina | W 27–24 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Western Carolina 27–24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 167–274
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1212 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.1 No. 89 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Patrick Ashford
- Defensive coordinator
- Rich Yahner
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–3–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Collin Ironside QB | 1,222 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Collin Ironside QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Hunter Rice RB | 844 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Hunter Rice RB | 12 TD |
| Receiving yards | Aidan Twombly TE | 535 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Aidan Twombly TE | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Evan Eller LB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Dorien Starnes DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Alex Oliver CB | 1 INT |
Transfers in 0
The 2023 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 3
2023 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 7–1 | 10–3 | |
| Mercer | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Western Carolina | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Samford | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 VMI | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Wofford | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| The Citadel | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.