# 2016 VMI Keydets football team

The 2016 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 126th football season and the Keydets were led by second 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 third season as a member of the Southern Conference, after playing for 11 seasons in the Big South Conference. VMI was also a charter member of the Southern Conference, from 1921 through 2003. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:30 pm | at Akron* | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN3 | L 24–47 | 11,061 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Morehead State* | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | OVCDN | W 17–13 | 5,588 |
| September 24 | 3:00 pm | at Bucknell* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | CI | W 23–17 $^{3OT}$ | 4,972 |
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | Mercer | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 30–33 $^{OT}$ | 5,266 |
| October 8 | 1:30 pm | East Tennessee State | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | W 37–7 | 5,638 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | at No. 24 Samford | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN3 | L 21–55 | 4,085 |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | at No. 11 Chattanooga | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | L 13–30 | 10,505 |
| October 29 | 1:30 pm | Furman | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 5,610 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | L 29–32 | 8,225 |
| November 12 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 The Citadel | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA (Military Classic of the South) | ESPN3 | L 20–30 | 8,251 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | at No. 20 Wofford | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | ESPN3 | L 0–17 | 8,102 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Zips | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 1–1 | 2011 | L 13–36 |

### At Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 2–1 | 2015 | W 43–40 |

### At Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Keydets | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 1–3 | 2015 | L 22–28 |

### Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 1–1 | 2015 | W 28–21 |

### East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Keydets | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 8–13 | 2002 | L 21–35 |

### At Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #24 Bulldogs | 28 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 55 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 0–3 | 2015 | L 13–49 |

### At Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| #11 Mocs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 7–14–1 | 2015 | L 27–33 |

### Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Keydets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 9–24 | 2015 | L 21–24 |

### At Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 32 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 3–19 | 2015 | L 20–24 |

### The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 30–39–2 | 2015 | L 30–35 |

### At Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #20 Terriers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 10–9 | 2015 | L 20–41 |