2016 VMI Keydets football team explained

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

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Game summaries

At Akron

See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team.

At Morehead State

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team.

At Bucknell

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team.

Mercer

See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team.

East Tennessee State

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

At Samford

See also: 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team.

At Chattanooga

See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Furman

See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team.

At Western Carolina

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

The Citadel

See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and Military Classic of the South.

At Wofford

See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team.