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.[1] They finished with a 2–9 overall record and 2–4 in the Big South under 4th year head coach Sparky Woods.[2] They played their games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.[3]

2011 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Big South Conference
2011 record	2–9 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Campbell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field (Capacity: 10,000)

2011 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Stony Brook $^		6	–	0					9	–	4
No. 25 Liberty		5	–	1					7	–	4
Coastal Carolina		3	–	3					7	–	4
Presbyterian		3	–	3					4	–	7
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4					4	–	7
VMI		2	–	4					2	–	9
Charleston Southern		0	–	6					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

Delaware State

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

References

1. 2010 VMI Football Record Book
2. Sparky Woods Profile
3. Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football
4. 2011 VMI Football Schedule