
VMI Keydets
Southern
5-6 (4-4 conf)
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -34.5
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 5–6
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsDavidson | FCS | 12-7 | +5 | W |
| 2 | @Bucknell | FCS | 13-21 | -8 | L |
| 3 | @NC State | +7.4 | 7-45 | -38 | L |
| 4 | vsWofford | FCS | 17-14 | +3 | W |
| 5 | @Mercer | FCS | 3-38 | -35 | L |
| 7 | @The Citadel | FCS | 17-13 | +4 | W |
| 8 | vsSamford | FCS | 14-27 | -13 | L |
| 9 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 23-24 | -1 | L |
| 10 | @East Tennessee State | FCS | 31-24 | +7 | W |
| 11 | @Furman | FCS | 3-37 | -34 | L |
| 12 | vsWestern Carolina | FCS | 27-24 | +3 | W |
Quarterbacks · 3
2023 · 38
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Collin Ironside | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Collin Shannon | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | Chandler Wilson | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Hunter Rice | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Rashad Raymond | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Grant Swinehart | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ivan Thorpe | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Chance Knox | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Isaiah Lemmond | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Egypt Nelson | JR | 6'4" | 200 | — |
| WR | 5th | VJ Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Julio DaSilva | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Destin Moore | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Aidan Twombly | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Morgan McPhaul | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Dorien Starnes | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Terrell Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Hunter Robbins | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | John Covert | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Tyler Swann | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Stephen Fowlkes | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Evan Eller | SR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Eric Rankin | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Christian Dunn | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Stephen Dean | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Tyrel Dobson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Jabari Haslem | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Jonathan Hunter-Horton | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Alex Oliver | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Joe Comello | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Josh Knapp | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Noel Innocent | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Shamus Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Austin White | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Kouri Crump | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Tahj Summey | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Jack Culbreath | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Caden Beck | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
15.2
PPG Against
24.9
Differential
-9.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 5-6
- Home
- 3-2
- Away
- 2-4
- Conference
- 4-4
- Non-Conference
- 1-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 5-2
- Avg Margin
- -9.7
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-2 | 18.6 | 19.2 |
| Away | 2-4 | 12.3 | 29.7 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 4-4 | 16.9 | 25.1 |
| Non-conference | 1-2 | 10.7 | 24.3 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1-11 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1-10 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 5-7 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1-10 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 0-11 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-8 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2-9 | 1-6 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2-10 | 1-6 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 4-1 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2023 · 9 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-6 |
| ATS | 6-367% |
| Over / Under | 3-5-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-1 |
| As underdog | 5-2 |
| Home | 3-1 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #214 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★1 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #200 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #227 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #238 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #206 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | #301 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | #177 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | #146 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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