2013 VMI Keydets football team
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 |
August 31 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 15 Richmond* |
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA |
|
L 0–34 |
8,700 |
September 7 |
1:30 PM |
Glenville State* |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
BSN |
W 34–27 |
5,316 |
September 14 |
1:30 PM |
North Greenville* |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
BSN |
L 24–37 |
4,494 |
September 21 |
3:30 PM |
at Virginia* |
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA |
ESPN3 |
L 0–49 |
40,165 |
September 28 |
1:30 PM |
Robert Morris* |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
BSN |
L 31–37 OT |
4,821 |
October 12 |
1:30 PM |
Charleston Southern |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
BSN |
L 17–25 |
5,902 |
October 19 |
2:00 PM |
at Presbyterian |
Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC |
BSN |
L 35–49 |
3,032 |
October 26 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 6 Coastal Carolina |
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
BSN |
L 27–66 |
7,174 |
November 2 |
3:30 PM |
at Liberty |
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
FSN |
L 7–17 |
18,334 |
November 9 |
1:30 PM |
Gardner–Webb |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
ESPN3 |
W 27–9 |
4,832 |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
at The Citadel* |
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Military Classic of the South) |
|
L 10–31 |
12,069 |
November 23 |
1:30 PM |
Bucknell* |
Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA |
BSN |
L 23–35 |
4,913 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game Notes
Richmond
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
VMI |
RICH |
1 |
10:01 |
12 |
77 |
4:59 |
RICH |
Jacobi Green 7-yard touchdown reception from Michael Strauss, Brandon Jordi kick good |
0 |
7
|
2 |
2:19 |
6 |
85 |
2:14 |
RICH |
Ben Edwards 59-yard touchdown reception from Michael Strauss, Brandon Jordi kick good |
0 |
14
|
2 |
0:36 |
6 |
32 |
0:50 |
RICH |
Stephen Barnett 12-yard touchdown reception from Michael Strauss, Brandon Jordi kick good |
0 |
21
|
3 |
10:09 |
7 |
64 |
2:05 |
RICH |
29-yard field goal by Brandon Jordi |
0 |
24
|
3 |
4:25 |
7 |
55 |
2:31 |
RICH |
38-yard field goal by Brandon Jordi |
0 |
27
|
4 |
8:58 |
13 |
72 |
6:19 |
RICH |
Hunter Westfall 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Lauletta, Brandon Jordi kick good |
0 |
34
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
0 |
34 |
|
Glenville State
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
GSU |
VMI |
1 |
7:59 |
7 |
77 |
3:26 |
VMI |
James Rogers 8-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
0 |
7
|
2 |
14:25 |
5 |
80 |
2:53 |
VMI |
Mario Thompson 38-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
0 |
14
|
2 |
11:19 |
7 |
75 |
3:06 |
GSU |
Steffen Colon 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Cullen kick good |
7 |
14
|
2 |
0:55 |
9 |
61 |
3:53 |
VMI |
Eric Kordenbrock 1-yard touchdown run, Dillon Christopher kick good |
7 |
21
|
3 |
13:40 |
3 |
71 |
1:20 |
VMI |
Derrick Ziglar 56-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick nogood |
7 |
20
|
3 |
11:45 |
5 |
52 |
1:55 |
GSU |
Delvon Purvis 24-yard touchdown reception from Steffen Colon, Ryan Cullen kick good |
14 |
27
|
3 |
1:33 |
1 |
51 |
0:09 |
GSU |
Rahmann Lee 51-yard touchdown run, Ryan Cullen kick nogood |
20 |
27
|
4 |
13:27 |
8 |
76 |
3:06 |
VMI |
Bradley Hann 10-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
20 |
34
|
4 |
6:48 |
10 |
81 |
2:52 |
GSU |
Rahmann Lee 36-yard touchdown reception from Steffen Colon, Ryan Cullen kick good |
27 |
34
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
27 |
34 |
|
North Greenville
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
NGU |
VMI |
1 |
11:04 |
9 |
72 |
3:56 |
NGU |
22-yard field goal by J. Gravely |
3 |
0
|
1 |
3:44 |
5 |
53 |
1:45 |
NGU |
D. Rouse 23-yard touchdown reception from N. Hughes, J. Gravely kick good |
10 |
0
|
2 |
10:20 |
12 |
44 |
4:31 |
NGU |
27-yard field goal by J. Gravely |
13 |
0
|
2 |
8:57 |
4 |
64 |
1:23 |
VMI |
Doug Burton 47-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
13 |
7
|
2 |
3:46 |
13 |
39 |
5:11 |
NGU |
45-yard field goal by J. Gravely |
16 |
7
|
2 |
0:35 |
6 |
59 |
0:58 |
NGU |
F. Martino 25-yard touchdown reception from N. Hughes, J. Gravely kick good |
23 |
7
|
2 |
0:00 |
4 |
56 |
0:35 |
VMI |
37-yard field goal by Dillon Christopher |
23 |
10
|
3 |
11:56 |
4 |
22 |
0:52 |
NGU |
T. Walker 2-yard touchdown run, J. Gravely kick good |
30 |
10
|
3 |
5:22 |
7 |
62 |
2:54 |
VMI |
Derrick Ziglar 22-yard touchdown run, Dillon Christopher kick good |
30 |
10
|
3 |
2:37 |
9 |
84 |
2:45 |
NGU |
N. Hughes 14-yard touchdown run, J. Gravely kick good |
37 |
17
|
4 |
0:24 |
14 |
94 |
3:44 |
VMI |
Samuel Patterson 6-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
37 |
24
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
37 |
24 |
|
Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
VMI |
UVA |
2 |
12:38 |
3 |
70 |
0:54 |
UVA |
Kevin Parks 61-yard touchdown run, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
7
|
2 |
3:09 |
12 |
62 |
4:57 |
UVA |
Kevin Parks 2-yard touchdown run, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
14
|
2 |
2:00 |
2 |
59 |
0:34 |
UVA |
Tim Smith 38-yard touchdown reception from David Watford, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
21
|
3 |
14:26 |
2 |
61 |
0:34 |
UVA |
Daniel Hamm 7-yard touchdown run, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
28
|
3 |
8:27 |
11 |
67 |
4:03 |
UVA |
Jake McGee 4-yard touchdown reception from David Watford, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
35
|
3 |
3:06 |
8 |
52 |
2:22 |
UVA |
David Watford 1-yard touchdown run, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
42
|
4 |
13:52 |
10 |
67 |
2:27 |
UVA |
Daniel Hamm 12-yard touchdown run, Ian Frye kick good |
0 |
49
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
0 |
49 |
|
Robert Morris
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
RMU |
VMI |
1 |
6:09 |
7 |
66 |
3:43 |
RMU |
Donte Jeter 4-yard touchdown reception from Paul Jones, Hunter Khaleghi kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
4:45 |
3 |
75 |
1:24 |
VMI |
Matthew Nicholson 10-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
7 |
7
|
2 |
14:37 |
– |
– |
– |
RMU |
Antwan Eddie 88-yard punt return, Hunter Khaleghi kick good |
14 |
7
|
2 |
9:41 |
15 |
66 |
4:56 |
VMI |
26-yard field goal by Dillon Christopher |
14 |
10
|
2 |
1:02 |
6 |
76 |
1:50 |
VMI |
Jabari Turner 12-yard touchdown run, Dillon Christopher kick good |
14 |
17
|
3 |
11:38 |
5 |
65 |
1:15 |
VMI |
Dane Forlines 36-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
14 |
24
|
3 |
3:21 |
5 |
52 |
2:00 |
RMU |
Corey Garry 1-yard touchdown run, Hunter Khaleghi kick good |
21 |
24
|
4 |
13:01 |
6 |
62 |
2:40 |
RMU |
Tyler Digby 16-yard touchdown reception from Paul Jones, Hunter Khaleghi kick good |
28 |
24
|
4 |
3:01 |
5 |
27 |
0:54 |
RMU |
40-yard field goal by Hunter Khaleghi |
31 |
24
|
4 |
0:01 |
7 |
68 |
1:34 |
VMI |
Matthew Nicholson 39-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
31 |
31
|
OT |
– |
2 |
25 |
– |
RMU |
Deontae Howard 17-yard touchdown run |
37 |
31
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
37 |
31 |
|
Charleston Southern
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
CSU |
VMI |
1 |
14:34 |
1 |
27 |
0:08 |
CSU |
Kevin Glears 27-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Crogan III, T.J. Higgins kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
4:34 |
2 |
46 |
0:33 |
CSU |
Christian Reyes 4-yard touchdown run, T.J. Higgins kick no good |
13 |
0
|
2 |
5:44 |
8 |
74 |
4:14 |
VMI |
Samuel Patterson 31-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
13 |
7
|
2 |
1:06 |
7 |
72 |
2:02 |
VMI |
Matthew Nicholson 15-yard touchdown reception from Eric Kordenbrock, Dillon Christopher kick good |
13 |
14
|
3 |
7:04 |
17 |
70 |
7:56 |
CSU |
22-yard field goal by Mark DeBoy |
16 |
14
|
3 |
2:06 |
12 |
51 |
4:58 |
VMI |
45-yard field goal by Dillon Christopher |
16 |
17
|
3 |
0:01 |
4 |
75 |
2:05 |
CSU |
Larry Jones III 48-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Crogan III, 2-point pass failed |
22 |
17
|
4 |
7:38 |
11 |
69 |
5:49 |
CSU |
22-yard field goal by Mark DeBoy |
25 |
17
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
25 |
17 |
|
Presbyterian
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
VMI |
PC |
1 |
2:23 |
6 |
99 |
2:22 |
VMI |
Derrick Ziglar 2-yard touchdown run, Dillon Christopher kick good |
7 |
0
|
2 |
14:29 |
7 |
73 |
2:54 |
PC |
Tobi Antigha 12-yard touchdown reception from Heys McMath, Stephen Doar kick good |
7 |
7
|
2 |
0:40 |
12 |
80 |
4:47 |
PC |
Demarcus Rouse 1-yard touchdown run, Stephen Doar kick good |
7 |
14
|
3 |
14:47 |
– |
– |
– |
PC |
Jeremiah McKie 97-yard kickoff return, Stephen Doar kick good |
7 |
21
|
3 |
11:18 |
7 |
82 |
3:29 |
VMI |
Samuel Patterson 20-yard touchdown reception from A.J. Augustine, Dillon Christopher kick good |
14 |
21
|
3 |
4:43 |
4 |
26 |
0:37 |
PC |
Heys McMath 1-yard touchdown run, Stephen Doar kick good |
14 |
28
|
3 |
0:14 |
8 |
57 |
3:58 |
PC |
Tobi Antigha 16-yard touchdown reception from Heys McMath, Stephen Doar kick good |
14 |
35
|
4 |
13:10 |
7 |
69 |
2:04 |
VMI |
Derrick Ziglar 2-yard touchdown run, Dillon Christopher kick good |
21 |
35
|
4 |
9:37 |
6 |
62 |
3:33 |
PC |
Seth Moreland 3-yard touchdown run, Stephen Doar kick good |
21 |
42
|
4 |
4:32 |
10 |
65 |
5:05 |
VMI |
Samuel Patterson 11-yard touchdown reception from A.J. Augustine, Dillon Christopher kick good |
28 |
42
|
4 |
1:01 |
5 |
98 |
1:55 |
VMI |
Matthew Nicholson 61-yard touchdown reception from A.J. Augustine, Dillon Christopher kick good |
35 |
42
|
4 |
0:47 |
2 |
44 |
0:14 |
PC |
Tobi Antigha 39-yard touchdown run, Stephen Doar kick good |
35 |
49
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
35 |
49 |
|
Coastal Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
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
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