# 2011 VMI Keydets football team

The 2011 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big South Conference. The 2011 season was the Keydets 121st season overall, and their 9th in the Big South. They finished with a 2–9 overall record and 2–4 in the Big South under 4th year head coach Sparky Woods. They played their games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 1:30 pm | Delaware State* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | | L 21–24 | 6,209 |
| September 10 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 William & Mary* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA (rivalry) | | L 7–24 | 5,786 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 Richmond* | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | | L 19–34 | 8,700 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Akron* | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | | L 13–36 | 14,257 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | MASN | L 10–34 | 7,733 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | W 21–17 | 7,233 |
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | Stony Brook | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | | L 14–42 | 5,142 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at The Citadel* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (The Military Classic of the South) | | L 14–41 | 11,184 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 22 Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | MASN, ESPN3 | L 31–37 | 17,266 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | | L 6–38 | 4,003 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | Gardner–Webb | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | | W 31–24 | 5,013 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Game summaries
### Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delaware State | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| VMI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 6,209
* Referee: Dennis Donovan

### William & Mary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| William & Mary | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Alumni Memorial Stadium (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,786
* Referee: W. Davenport

### Richmond

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Richmond | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Robins Stadium (Richmond, VA)
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game attendance: 8,700
* Referee: Paul Zukis

### Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Akron | 16 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 36 |
at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (Akron, Ohio)
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game attendance: 14,257
* Referee: Don Willard

### Coastal Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC)
* Game time: 7:00 PM
* Game attendance: 7,733
* Referee: Ron Cherry
* TV: MASN

### Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| VMI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 7233
* Referee: Gary Patterson

### Stony Brook

Homecoming
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stony Brook | 0 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,142
* Referee: Ron Cherry

### The Citadel

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| The Citadel | 14 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 41 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC)
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game attendance: 11,184
* Referee: Steve Marlowe

### Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Liberty | 9 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
at Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)
* Game time: 3:30 PM
* Game attendance: 17,266
* Referee: J. Magallanes
* TV: MASN

### Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Presbyterian | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, SC)
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game attendance: 4,003
* Referee: Jeff Heaser

### Gardner-Webb

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| VMI | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,013
* Referee: Tom McCreesh