2022 VMI Keydets football team

2022 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Scott Wachenheim (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Ashford (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Reveiz (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Samford $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer		5	–	3					7	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					3	–	8
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Keydets were led by eighth-year head coach Scott Wachenheim and played their home games at Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Wake Forest*	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 10–44	26,013
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Bucknell*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 24–14	5,000
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Cornell*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 22–28	5,074
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 17–38	11,103
October 8	1:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 21–44	6,324
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 13–41	6,284
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Furman	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 3–41	5,487
October 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 16 Mercer	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	L 14–55	5,133
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 15–34	5,375
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	L 16–34	3,905
November 19	12:00pm	The Citadel	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (Military Classic of the South)	ESPN+	L 22–26	7,432
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At No. 22 (FBS) Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	3	7	0	10
No. 22 (FBS) Demon Deacons	17	6	14	7	44

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	6	8	14
Keydets	14	7	3	0	24

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	7	14	0	7	28
Keydets	2	0	0	20	22

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	3	7	0	17
Catamounts	14	7	10	7	38

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	13	7	10	44
Keydets	7	0	7	7	21

At No. 10 Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	0	6	0	13
No. 10 Mocs	21	10	0	10	41

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	21	3	14	41
Keydets	0	3	0	0	3

No. 16 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Bears	7	24	14	10	55
Keydets	0	0	14	0	14

At No. 10 Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	6	6	3	0	15
No. 10 Samford Bulldogs	0	7	13	14	34

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	10	0	6	16
Terriers	21	3	7	3	34

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Citadel Bulldogs	0	14	0	12	26
Keydets	3	0	19	0	22

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