VMI Keydets football
Name Joined Left
Walter Taylor 1891 1891
George Bryant 1895 1896
R. N. Groner 1897 1897
Sam Boyle 1898 1899
Sam Walker 1900 1902
William Roper 1903 1904
Ira Johnson 1905 1906
Charles Roller 1907 1908
William Gloth 1909 1910
Alpha Brummage 1911 1912
Henry Poaque 1913 1913
Frank Gorton 1914 1916
Earl Abell 1917 1917
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman 1918 1918
Red Fleming 1919 1919
Blandy Clarkson 1920 1926
W. C. Raftery 1927 1936
Allison Hubert 1937 1946
Arthur Morton 1947 1948
Tom Nugent 1949 1952
Head coaches
Main article : List of VMI Keydets head football coaches VMI has had 31 head coaches in their history . They are currently led by Scott Wachenheim , a graduate of the Air Force Academy and a native of California . The winningest coach in VMI history is John McKenna , who had a 62–60–8 in thirteen seasons at the school . Alpha Brummage , who led the Keydets for two seasons in 1911 and 1912 , has the highest winning percentage among coaches with at least ten games coached ( .875 ) .
The VMI Keydets football team represents the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. The Keydets compete in the Southern Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS, and are coached by Scott Wachenheim, named head coach on December 14, 2014. VMI plays their home contests at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962. Historically VMI's biggest rival was Virginia Tech. Today, VMI's biggest rival is The Citadel, as the two teams have battled 72 times, with The Citadel leading the series 40-30-2. The series was dubbed The Military Classic of the South in 1976 as a reference to the two school's status as the last two remaining all-military schools in the south, a region once rich with military colleges. The winner of each game receives an award known as the Silver Shako, which has rested at The Citadel since 2003. The last contest occurred on November 12, 2016, in which The Citadel rushed for nearly 400 yards en route to a 30-20 victory. In addition to The Citadel, VMI has minor rivalries with William & Mary and Richmond. The Tribe and the Keydets first met in 1908, and William & Mary leads that series 52-33-2. VMI's competition with Richmond goes back farther, to just their third year of existence (1893). Richmond has won 41 games to VMI's 40, and the teams have tied five times.