# 2010 VMI Keydets football team

The 2010 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 120th football season, which dates back to 1891. In his 3rd year at VMI, the Keydets were led by head coach Sparky Woods, who became the VMI's 30th all-time football coach in 2008. VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.
After defeating Division-II Lock Haven 48–6, VMI was beat by William & Mary (45–0) and Virginia (48–6), and the following week defeated conference foe Presbyterian College 24–13 in the Big South Conference opener. They were defeated heavily by Stony Brook and Liberty in the next two weeks. The Keydets next defeated Charleston Southern 34–16, but ended the year on a 4-game losing streak, falling to Army, Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion, and Gardner-Webb. They finished the year 3–8 overall and 2–4 in the Big South. The program has not had a winning season since 1981.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Lock Haven* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | BSN | W 48–6 | 6,865 |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 William & Mary* | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry) | | L 45–0 | 11,475 |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | L 48–6 | 43,592 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | BSN | W 24–13 | 5,719 |
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | BSN | L 27–9 | 7,432 |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Liberty | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | MASN | L 41–7 | 7,157 |
| October 23 | 11:30 a.m. | at Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | SPS | W 34–16 | 3,476 |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSCS | L 29–7 | 32,410 |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | L 31–3 | 5,123 |
| November 13 | 3:3 p.m. | at Old Dominion | Foreman FieldNorfolk, VA | TCN | L 45–28 | 19,782 |
| November 20 | 11:30 a.m. | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | SPS | L 10–7 | 3,950 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Lock Haven

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lock Haven | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| VMI | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 6,865
* Referee: Tracy Jones

### William and Mary

William and Mary built a 31–0 halftime lead capped off with a fake kneel down hail mary touchdown pass to close the half, much like in the USC-UCLA game in 1986. William and Mary put in the backups and did not attempt a single pass in the second half as they coasted to their 45–0 win.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William and Mary | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Zable Stadium (Williamsburg, VA)
* Game time: 7:00 PM
* Game attendance: 11,475
* Referee: Bill Broadhurst

### Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Virginia | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 43,592
* Referee: W. Davenport

### Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Presbyterian | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| VMI | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,719
* Referee: Jeff Heaser

### Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Stony Brook | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)
* Game time: 3:30 PM
* Game attendance: 7,432
* Referee: Todd LaPenta

### Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Liberty | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 7,157
* Referee: J. Magallanes

### Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Charleston Southern | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)
* Game time: 11:30 AM
* Game attendance: 3,476
* Referee: Ron Cherry
* TV: SportSouth

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Army | 7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 29 |
at Michie Stadium (West Point, NY
* Game time: Noon
* Game attendance: 32,410
* Referee: Tom McCreesh
* TV: CBS College Sports

### Coastal Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| VMI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington , VA)
* Game time: 1:30 PM
* Game attendance: 5,123
* Referee: Tom Zimorski
* TV: ESPN3

### Old Dominion

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Old Dominion | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at S.B. Ballard Stadium (Norfolk, VA)
* Game time: 3:30 PM
* Game attendance: 19,782
* Referee: David Epperley
* TV: TCN

### Gardner-Webb

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| VMI | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)
* Game time: 11:30 AM
* Game attendance: 3,950
* Referee: Tracy Jones
* TV: SportSouth

## Team leaders
### Rushing

| Name | GP | Attempts | Net Yards | Avg. | TD | Avg/Game |
| Chaz Jones | 9 | 133 | 502 | 3.8 | 6 | 55.8 |
| Gabe Itoka | 11 | 105 | 401 | 3.8 | 0 | 36.5 |
| Julian Bowers | 5 | 29 | 63 | 2.2 | 2 | 12.6 |

### Passing

| Name | GP | Comp | Attempts | Int | TD | Yards | Avg/game |
| Cameron Jones | 10 | 84 | 172 | 9 | 6 | 831 | 83.1 |
| Eric Kordenbrock | 9 | 67 | 134 | 7 | 3 | 723 | 80.3 |
| Adam Morgan | 9 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 3 | 370 | 41.1 |

### Receiving

| Name | GP | Thrown to | Yards | Avg. | TD | Avg/Game |
| T.J. Talley | 11 | 35 | 407 | 11.6 | 3 | 37.0 |
| Mario Scott | 11 | 30 | 375 | 12.5 | 3 | 34.1 |
| Chaz Jones | 9 | 24 | 134 | 5.6 | 1 | 14.9 |

### Punt returning

| Name | Attempts | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| Michael Rainey-Wiles | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | 1 | 52 |
| Mario Scott | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |

### Interceptions

| Name | Int | Yards | Avg. | TD |
| Greg Walker | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 |
| Trae Watkins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| A.J. Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Kick returning

| Name | Attempts | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| Mario Scott | 28 | 554 | 19.8 | 0 | 45 |
| Michael Rainey-Wiles | 18 | 387 | 21.5 | 0 | 35 |
| T.J. Talley | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 0 | 38 |