| 2013 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 2–10 (1–4 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Campbell (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Harris (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Alumni Memorial Field |
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| No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty + | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Sparky Woods and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field. They are a member of the Big South Conference. 2013 was VMI's final year as a member of the Big South, as they will move to the Southern Conference in 2014.
The season began with a 34–0 shutout defeat at the hands of Richmond on August 31. The Keydets achieved their first win of the year the following week by defeating Glenville State 34–27, thanks to a last second goal-line stand as time expired. After a 37–24 loss to Division II North Greenville, VMI would endure a 7-game losing streak, falling to Virginia, Robert Morris in double overtime, Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, Coastal Carolina, and Liberty.
The Keydets' losing streak was snapped on November 9 with a decisive 27–9 win over Gardner–Webb. This also saw the end of a 9-game conference losing streak. VMI then lost to The Citadel 31–10 in the Military Classic of the South, and ended the year with a 35–23 loss to the Bucknell Bison, finishing the year at 2–10 and 1–4 in Big South play. It was the third straight year VMI won only two games in a season.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 Richmond* | L 0–34 | 8,700 | ||
| September 7 | 1:30 pm | Glenville State* | BSN | W 34–27 | 5,316 | |
| September 14 | 1:30 pm | North Greenville* |
| BSN | L 24–37 | 4,494 |
| September 21 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia* | ESPN3 | L 0–49 | 40,165 | |
| September 28 | 1:30 pm | Robert Morris* |
| BSN | L 31–37 OT | 4,821 |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern |
| BSN | L 17–25 | 5,902 |
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | BSN | L 35–49 | 3,032 | |
| October 26 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 Coastal Carolina | BSN | L 27–66 | 7,174 | |
| November 2 | 3:30 pm | at Liberty | FSN | L 7–17 | 18,334 | |
| November 9 | 1:30 pm | Gardner–Webb |
| ESPN3 | W 27–9 | 4,832 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at The Citadel* | L 10–31 | 12,069 | ||
| November 23 | 1:30 pm | Bucknell* |
| BSN | L 23–35 | 4,913 |
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Game summaries
Richmond
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
at Robins Stadium (Richmond, VA)
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- Game weather: 89 degrees, Winds 6 MPH
- Game attendance: 8,700
- Referee: Kelvin Hudson
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Glenville State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Glenville State | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| VMI | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- Game weather: 80 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
- Game attendance: 5,316
- Referee: Matt Young
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North Greenville
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Greenville | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| VMI | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 5 MPH Northeast
- Game attendance: 4,494
- Referee: Dennis Hennigan
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Virginia
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)
- Game time: 3:30 PM
- Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Southeast
- Game attendance: 40,165
- Referee: Riley Johnson
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Robert Morris
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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| Robert Morris | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 37 |
| VMI | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- Game weather: 68 degrees, Winds 3–5 MPH
- Game attendance: 4,821
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
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Charleston Southern
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Charleston Southern | 13 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25 |
| VMI | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- Game weather: 64 degrees, Winds 8-10 MPH
- Game attendance: 5,902
- Referee: Duane Heydt
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Presbyterian
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Presbyterian | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, SC)
- Game time: 2:00 PM
- Game weather: 66 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Southwest
- Game attendance: 3,032
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
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Coastal Carolina
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Coastal Carolina | 13 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 66 |
at Brooks Stadium (Conway, SC)
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- Game weather: 59 degrees, Winds 6 MPH West
- Game attendance: 7,174
- Referee: Walt Davenport
Liberty
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Liberty | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
at Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)
- Game time: 3:30 PM
- Game weather: 69 degrees, Winds 8 MPH Northwest
- Game attendance: 18,334
- Referee: Gary Patterson
- TV: MASN, ESPN3
Gardner-Webb
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Gardner-Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| VMI | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: 45-50 degrees, Winds 5-8 MPH
- Game attendance: 4,832
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV: ESPN3
The Citadel
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| VMI | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, SC)
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: 75 degrees, Winds 10 MPH Northeast
- Game attendance: 12,069
- Referee: Thomas Graham
Bucknell
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bucknell | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| VMI | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- Game weather: 53 degrees, Winds 10-20 MPH
- Game attendance: 4,913
- Referee: J. Magallanes
