# 2015 VMI Keydets football team

The 2015 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 125th football season and the Keydets were led by first year head coach Scott Wachenheim. They played their home games at 10,000–seat Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium, as they have since 1962. This was VMI's second season as a member of the Southern Conference, following 11 seasons in the Big South Conference, which followed 78 years in the Southern Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in SoCon play to finish in last place.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

VMI will be led by first-year head coach Scott Wachenheim, a native of California and a 1984 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Wachenheim was previously the offensive line coach at Virginia under head coach Mike London. He replaces Sparky Woods, who compiled a 17–62 record in seven seasons at VMI. Shortly following a home loss to The Citadel, VMI chose not to renew Woods' contract, and several weeks later announced the hire of Wachenheim.
Wachenheim introduced an almost entirely new coaching staff his first year on post. Coordinating the offense is Dustin Ward, while the defensive coordinator is Tom Clark who served two stints at William & Mary as a defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. There were only two holdovers from Woods' staff: wide receivers and tight ends coach Brad Robbins, and linebackers coach Justin Hamilton, a 2006 graduate of Virginia Tech. Also new to the staff is running backs coach Tim Maypray, who played football at VMI and graduated in 2010 before a brief stint in the Canadian Football League.
| Name | Position | Seasons at VMI | Alma mater |
| Scott Wachenheim | Head coach | 1st | Air Force (1984) |
| Dustin Ward | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Illinois (2003) |
| Tom Clark | Defensive coordinator/Secondary | 1st | Maryland (1986) |
| Tim Maypray | Running Backs | 1st | VMI (2010) |
| Justin Wood | Inside Linebackers | 1st | Christopher Newport (2006) |
| Justin Hamilton | outside linebackers | 2nd | Virginia Tech |
| Brad Robbins | Wide receivers | 3rd | UVA–Wise (2010) |
| Gordon Sammis | Offensive line | 1st | Virginia (2007) |
| Mike Saint Germain | Defensive Line | 1st | Lafayette (2007) |
| Josh Zidenberg | Asst. Secondary/Special Teams | 1st | Virginia (2008) |
| Jimmy Whitten | Strength & Conditioning | 12th | Virginia Tech (1991) |
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### Roster
## Schedule

VMI released its schedule on February 3, 2015. The schedule features six home games and five road contests. VMI will face Ball State on the road in the season opener on a Thursday night. The home opener will be September 12 against Pioneer League member Morehead State. The Keydets will play one team from the commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, after not playing a team from Virginia in 2014. VMI will host conference rivals Samford, Chattanooga, Wofford, and Western Carolina, and will travel to Furman, Mercer, and The Citadel.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Ball State* | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 36–48 | 10,473 |
| September 12 | 1:30 pm | Morehead State* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | W 43–40 | 5,016 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Richmond* | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (Rivalry) | CSN MA+ | L 10–42 | 8,700 |
| September 26 | 3:00 pm | at Furman | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 7,915 |
| October 3 | 1:30 pm | Bucknell* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 22–28 $^{OT}$ | 3,713 |
| October 10 | 1:30 pm | Samford | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 13–49 | 4,875 |
| October 17 | 1:30 pm | No. 6 Chattanooga | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 27–33 | 6,104 |
| October 24 | 3:00 pm | at Mercer | Moye ComplexMacon, GA | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 9,754 |
| October 31 | 1:30 pm | Wofford | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 20–41 | 4,437 |
| November 7 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 The Citadel | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) | ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 14,925 |
| November 21 | 1:30 pm | Western Carolina | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 20–24 | 4,523 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### Ball State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| Ball State | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
at Scheumann Stadium (Muncie, IN)
* Date: September 3, 2015
* Game time: 7:00 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: WNW 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 10,473
* Referee: Tony Cannella
* TV: ESPN3

### Morehead State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Morehead State | 14 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| VMI | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Date: September 12, 2015
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,016
* Referee: Thomas Graham
* TV: ESPN3

### Richmond

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #22 Richmond | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Robins Stadium (Richmond, VA)
* Date: September 19, 2015
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game attendance: 8,700
* Referee: Hank Johns
* TV: CSN MA+

### Furman

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Furman | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Paladin Stadium (Greenville, SC)
* Date: September 26, 2015
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 • Wind: SW 13 mph • Weather: Light Rain
* Game attendance: 7,915
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPN3

### Bucknell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bucknell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| VMI | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 52 • Wind: 8 mph • Weather: Cold, Rainy, Ick
* Game attendance: 3,713
* Referee: Bob Johnson
* TV: ESPN3

### Samford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Samford | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| VMI | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 51 • Wind: 6–8 mph • Weather: Vintage fall day
* Game attendance: 4,875
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV: ESPN3

### Chattanooga

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Chattanooga | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| VMI | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 58 • Wind: 8–12 MPH • Weather: Cool and gorgeous
* Game attendance: 6,104
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV: ESPN3

### Mercer

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Mercer | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Moye Complex (Macon, GA)
* Game time: 3:00 PM
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 • Wind: 4 mph • Weather: Partly Sunny
* Game attendance: 9,754
* Referee: Larry Saunders
* TV: ESPN3

### Wofford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wofford | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 41 |
| VMI | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 4,473
* TV: ESPN3

### The Citadel

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #25 The Citadel | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC)
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game attendance: 14,925
* TV: ESPN3

### Western Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Western Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| VMI | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 4,523
* TV: ESPN3