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2013 VMI Keydets football
2013 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–10 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Harris (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
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2013 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.

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The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.

The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	at No. 15 Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 0–34	8,700
September 7	1:30 pm	Glenville State*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	W 34–27	5,316
September 14	1:30 pm	North Greenville*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 24–37	4,494
September 21	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 0–49	40,165
September 28	1:30 pm	Robert Morris*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 31–37 ^OT	4,821
October 12	1:30 pm	Charleston Southern	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 17–25	5,902
October 19	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 35–49	3,032
October 26	6:00 pm	at No. 6 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	BSN	L 27–66	7,174
November 2	3:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	FSN	L 7–17	18,334
November 9	1:30 pm	Gardner–Webb	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 27–9	4,832
November 16	1:00 pm	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South)		L 10–31	12,069
November 23	1:30 pm	Bucknell*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	BSN	L 23–35	4,913
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	21	21	7	49

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	13	0	9	3	25
VMI	0	14	3	0	17

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	0	7	21	35
Presbyterian	0	14	21	14	49

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	17	3	0	27
Coastal Carolina	13	17	22	14	66

2013_VMI_Keydets_football_team

2013 VMI Keydets football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Richmond

Glenville State

North Greenville

Virginia

Robert Morris

Charleston Southern

Presbyterian

Coastal Carolina

Liberty

Gardner-Webb

The Citadel

Bucknell

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^	4	–	1	12	–	3
Liberty +	4	–	1	8	–	4
No. 24 Charleston Southern	3	–	2	10	–	3
Gardner–Webb	2	–	3	7	–	5
Presbyterian	1	–	4	3	–	8
VMI	1	–	4	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Robert Morris	7	7	7	10	0	6	37
VMI	7	10	7	7	0	0	31