2010 VMI Keydets football team

2010 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Campbell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Liberty +   5 1     8 3  
Stony Brook +   5 1     6 5  
Coastal Carolina +^   5 1     6 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 4     4 7  
VMI   2 4     3 8  
Charleston Southern   1 5     3 8  
Presbyterian   1 5     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 120th football season, which dates back to 1891.[1] In his 3rd year at VMI, the Keydets were led by head coach Sparky Woods, who became the VMI's 30th all-time football coach in 2008.[2] VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

After defeating Division-II Lock Haven 48–6, VMI was beat by William & Mary (45–0) and Virginia (48–6), and the following week defeated conference foe Presbyterian College 24–13 in the Big South Conference opener. They were defeated heavily by Stony Brook and Liberty in the next two weeks. The Keydets next defeated Charleston Southern 34–16, but ended the year on a 4-game losing streak, falling to Army, Coastal Carolina, Old Dominion, and Gardner-Webb. They finished the year 3–8 overall and 2–4 in the Big South.[3] The program has not had a winning season since 1981.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 41:30 p.m.Lock Haven*BSNW 48–66,865
September 117:00 p.m.at No. 11 William & Mary*L 45–011,475
September 251:30 p.m.at Virginia*ESPN3L 48–643,592
October 21:30 p.m.Presbyteriandagger
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
BSNW 24–135,719
October 93:30 p.m.at Stony BrookBSNL 27–97,432
October 161:30 p.m.Liberty
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
MASNL 41–77,157
October 2311:30 a.m.at Charleston SouthernSPSW 34–163,476
October 3012:00 p.m.at Army*CBSCSL 29–732,410
November 61:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN3L 31–35,123
November 133:3 p.m.at Old DominionTCNL 45–2819,782
November 2011:30 a.m.Gardner–WebbSPSL 10–73,950

Game summaries

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Lock Haven

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lock Haven 0 6 006
VMI 6 14 21748

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 6,865[4]
  • Referee: Tracy Jones

William and Mary

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William and Mary built a 31–0 halftime lead capped off with a fake kneel down hail mary touchdown pass to close the half, much like in the USC-UCLA game in 1986. William and Mary put in the backups and did not attempt a single pass in the second half as they coasted to their 45–0 win.

Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 000
William and Mary 10 21 7745

at Zable Stadium (Williamsburg, VA)

  • Game time: 7:00 PM
  • Game attendance: 11,475[5]
  • Referee: Bill Broadhurst

Virginia

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 7 0 007
Virginia 14 17 10748

at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 43,592[6]
  • Referee: W. Davenport

Presbyterian

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Presbyterian 7 3 0313
VMI 10 7 0724

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 5,719[7]
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser

Stony Brook

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 3 0 069
Stony Brook 0 10 10727

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 7,432[8]
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta

Liberty

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Liberty 14 17 7341
VMI 0 0 077

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 7,157 [9]
  • Referee: J. Magallanes

Charleston Southern

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 7 10 01734
Charleston Southern 13 0 3016

at Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)

  • Game time: 11:30 AM
  • Game attendance: 3,476[10]
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
  • TV: SportSouth

Army

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 707
Army 7 12 01029

at Michie Stadium (West Point, NY

Coastal Carolina

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coastal Carolina 7 10 7731
VMI 3 0 003

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington , VA)

  • Game time: 1:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 5,123[12]
  • Referee: Tom Zimorski
  • TV: ESPN3

Old Dominion

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 14 0 7728
Old Dominion 7 17 14745

at S.B. Ballard Stadium (Norfolk, VA)

  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • Game attendance: 19,782[13]
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV: TCN

Gardner-Webb

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
VMI 0 0 707
Gardner-Webb 0 3 0710

at Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)

  • Game time: 11:30 AM
  • Game attendance: 3,950[14]
  • Referee: Tracy Jones
  • TV: SportSouth

Team leaders

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Rushing

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Name GP Attempts Net Yards Avg. TD Avg/Game
Chaz Jones 9 133 502 3.8 6 55.8
Gabe Itoka 11 105 401 3.8 0 36.5
Julian Bowers 5 29 63 2.2 2 12.6

Passing

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Name GP Comp Attempts Int TD Yards Avg/game
Cameron Jones 10 84 172 9 6 831 83.1
Eric Kordenbrock 9 67 134 7 3 723 80.3
Adam Morgan 9 35 76 4 3 370 41.1

Receiving

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Name GP Thrown to Yards Avg. TD Avg/Game
T.J. Talley 11 35 407 11.6 3 37.0
Mario Scott 11 30 375 12.5 3 34.1
Chaz Jones 9 24 134 5.6 1 14.9

Punt returning

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Name Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long
Michael Rainey-Wiles 18 221 12.3 1 52
Mario Scott 7 46 6.6 0 13
Mike Smith 1 3 3.0 0 0

Interceptions

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Name Int Yards Avg. TD
Greg Walker 2 58 29.0 1
Trae Watkins 2 6 3.0 0
A.J. Gross 1 0 0 0

Kick returning

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Name Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long
Mario Scott 28 554 19.8 0 45
Michael Rainey-Wiles 18 387 21.5 0 35
T.J. Talley 7 152 21.7 0 38

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References

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