VMI record book
The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as VMI’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.
Season by season
135 seasons; 30 differ from our games on file (marked)| Season | Coach | Record | Conference | Bowl | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Danny Rocco | 1–11 | 9th | ||
| 2024 | Danny Rocco | 1–10 (ours 1–11) | 9th | ||
| 2023 | Danny Rocco | 5–6 | T–5th | ||
| 2022 | Scott Wachenheim | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 2021 | Scott Wachenheim | 6–5 | T–4th | ||
| 2020 | Scott Wachenheim | 6–2 | 1st<sup></sup> | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – First Round | |
| 2019 | Scott Wachenheim | 5–7 | 4th | ||
| 2018 | Scott Wachenheim | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 2017 | Scott Wachenheim | 0–11 | 9th | ||
| 2016 | Scott Wachenheim | 3–8 | 9th | ||
| 2015 | Scott Wachenheim | 2–9 | 8th | ||
| 2014 | Sparky Woods | 2–10 | 8th | ||
| 2013 | Sparky Woods | 2–10 | 6th | ||
| 2012 | Sparky Woods | 2–9 (ours 0–3) | 6th | ||
| 2011 | Sparky Woods | 2–9 (ours 1–9) | 6th | ||
| 2010 | Sparky Woods | 3–8 | 5th | ||
| 2009 | Sparky Woods | 2–9 | 6th | ||
| 2008 | Sparky Woods | 4–7 | 6th | ||
| 2007 | Jim Reid | 2–9 (ours 1–9) | 5th | ||
| 2006 | Jim Reid | 1–10 | 5th | ||
| 2005 | Cal McCombs | 3–8 | 4th | ||
| 2004 | Cal McCombs | 0–11 | 5th | ||
| 2003 | Cal McCombs | 6–6 | 3rd | ||
| 2002 | Cal McCombs | 6–6 | 6th | ||
| 2001 | Cal McCombs | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 2000 | Cal McCombs | 2–9 | 9th | ||
| 1999 | Cal McCombs | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 1998 | Ted Cain | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 1997 | Ted Cain | 0–11 (ours 0–1) | 9th | ||
| 1996 | Bill Stewart | 3–8 (ours 0–1) | 7th | ||
| 1995 | Bill Stewart | 4–7 | 6th | ||
| 1994 | Bill Stewart | 1–10 | 9th | ||
| 1993 | Jim Shuck | 1–10 (ours 0–1) | 9th | ||
| 1992 | Jim Shuck | 3–8 | 7th | ||
| 1991 | Jim Shuck | 4–7 (ours 0–1) | 6th | ||
| 1990 | Jim Shuck | 4–7 (ours 0–1) | 7th | ||
| 1989 | Jim Shuck | 2–8–1 (ours 0–1) | 7th | ||
| 1988 | Eddie Williamson | 2–9 (ours 0–1) | 6th | ||
| 1987 | Eddie Williamson | 4–7 (ours 0–1) | 5th | ||
| 1986 | Eddie Williamson | 1–10 (ours 0–1) | 7th | ||
| 1985 | Eddie Williamson | 3–7–1 (ours 0–2) | 7th | ||
| 1984 | Bob Thalman | 1–9 (ours 0–2) | 8th | ||
| 1983 | Bob Thalman | 2–9 (ours 0–4) | 6th | ||
| 1982 | Bob Thalman | 5–6 (ours 1–3) | 6th | ||
| 1981 | Bob Thalman | 6–3–1 | 2nd | ||
| 1980 | Bob Thalman | 3–7–1 | 6th | ||
| 1979 | Bob Thalman | 6–4–1 | 2nd | ||
| 1978 | Bob Thalman | 3–8 | 6th | ||
| 1977 | Bob Thalman | 7–4 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1976 | Bob Thalman | 5–5 | 7th | ||
| 1975 | Bob Thalman | 3–8 | 7th | ||
| 1974 | Bob Thalman | 7–4 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1973 | Bob Thalman | 3–8 | 6th | ||
| 1972 | Bob Thalman | 2–9 | 6th | ||
| 1971 | Bob Thalman | 1–10 | 6th | ||
| 1970 | Vito Ragazzo | 1–10 | 7th | ||
| 1969 | Vito Ragazzo | 0–10 | 7th | ||
| 1968 | Vito Ragazzo | 1–9 | 7th | ||
| 1967 | Vito Ragazzo | 6–4 | 5th | ||
| 1966 | Vito Ragazzo | 2–8 | 8th | ||
| 1965 | John McKenna | 3–7 | 4th | ||
| 1964 | John McKenna | 1–9 | 9th | ||
| 1963 | John McKenna | 3–5–2 | 3rd | ||
| 1962 | John McKenna | 6–4 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1961 | John McKenna | 6–4 | 3rd | ||
| 1960 | John McKenna | 7–2–1 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1959 | John McKenna | 8–1–1 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1958 | John McKenna | 6–2–2 | 4th | ||
| 1957 | John McKenna | 9–0–1 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1956 | John McKenna | 3–6–1 | 5th | ||
| 1955 | John McKenna | 1–9 | 9th | ||
| 1954 | John McKenna | 4–6 | 5th | ||
| 1953 | John McKenna | 5–5 | 6th | ||
| 1952 | Tom Nugent | 3–6–1 | 9th | ||
| 1951 | Tom Nugent | 7–3 | 1st<sup></sup> | ||
| 1950 | Tom Nugent | 6–4 | 3rd | ||
| 1949 | Tom Nugent | 3–5–1 | 6th | ||
| 1948 | Arthur Morton | 6–3 | 3rd | ||
| 1947 | Arthur Morton | 3–5–1 | 11th | ||
| 1946 | Pooley Hubert | 4–5–1 | 8th | ||
| 1945 | Pooley Hubert | 5–4 | 6th | ||
| 1944 | Pooley Hubert | 1–8 | 8th | ||
| 1943 | Pooley Hubert | 2–6 | 8th | ||
| 1942 | Pooley Hubert | 3–5–1 | 10th | ||
| 1941 | Pooley Hubert | 4–6 | 6th | ||
| 1940 | Pooley Hubert | 7–2–1 | 7th | ||
| 1939 | Pooley Hubert | 6–3–1 | 5th | ||
| 1938 | Pooley Hubert | 6–1–4 | 4th | ||
| 1937 | Pooley Hubert | 5–5 | 5th | ||
| 1936 | W. C. Raftery | 6–4 | 4th | ||
| 1935 | W. C. Raftery | 2–7–1 | 10th | ||
| 1934 | W. C. Raftery | 1–8 | 10th | ||
| 1933 | W. C. Raftery | 2–7–1 | 4th | ||
| 1932 | W. C. Raftery | 2–8 | 18th | ||
| 1931 | W. C. Raftery | 3–6–1 | 17th | ||
| 1930 | W. C. Raftery | 3–6 | 23rd | ||
| 1929 | W. C. Raftery | 8–2 | 7th | ||
| 1928 | W. C. Raftery | 5–3–2 | 15th | ||
| 1927 | W. C. Raftery | 6–4 | 16th | ||
| 1926 | Blandy Clarkson | 5–5 | 15th | ||
| 1925 | Blandy Clarkson | 5–5 | 18th | ||
| 1924 | Blandy Clarkson | 6–3–1 | 13th | ||
| 1923 | Blandy Clarkson | 9–1 | |||
| 1922 | Blandy Clarkson | 7–2 | |||
| 1921 | Blandy Clarkson | 3–5–1 | |||
| 1920 | Blandy Clarkson | 9–0 | |||
| 1919 | Red Fleming | 6–2 | |||
| 1918 | Earl Abell<br>Mose Goodman | 3–3 (ours 1–3) | |||
| 1917 | Earl Abell | 4–4–1 | |||
| 1916 | Frank Gorton | 4–5 | |||
| 1915 | Frank Gorton | 6–2–1 | |||
| 1914 | Frank Gorton | 4–4 | |||
| 1913 | Henry Poague | 7–1–2 | |||
| 1912 | Alpha Brumage | 6–1 (ours 1–0) | |||
| 1911 | Alpha Brumage | 7–1 (ours 2–1) | |||
| 1910 | William C. Gloth | 3–3–1 (ours 0–3) | |||
| 1909 | William C. Gloth | 4–3 (ours 1–2) | |||
| 1908 | Charles Roller | 4–2 (ours 0–1) | |||
| 1907 | Charles Roller | 5–3 (ours 0–3) | |||
| 1906 | Ira Johnson | 4–4 (ours 0–1) | |||
| 1905 | Ira Johnson | 2–5–1 (ours 0–3) | |||
| 1904 | Bill Roper | 3–5 (ours 3–5–1) | |||
| 1903 | Bill Roper | 2–1 (ours 0–1) | |||
| 1902 | Sam Walker | 3–3–1 (ours 0–3) | |||
| 1901 | Sam Walker | 4–3 | |||
| 1900 | Sam Walker | 4–1–2 | |||
| 1899 | Sam Boyle | 1–0 | |||
| 1898 | Sam Boyle | 4–2 (ours 0–1) | |||
| 1897 | R. N. Groner | 3–2 | |||
| 1896 | George W. Bryant | 3–4 | |||
| 1895 | George W. Bryant | 5–1 | |||
| 1894 | No coach | 6–0 | |||
| 1893 | No coach | 3–1 | |||
| 1892 | No coach | 4–0–1 | |||
| 1891 | Walter Taylor | 3–0–1 |
From Wikipedia’s record book and season list for the program (CC BY-SA), which cite the school’s media guide. Browse every program’s in the data.