Home SoCon, VMI announce eight-game spring 2021 football schedule
Football

SoCon, VMI announce eight-game spring 2021 football schedule

Chris Graham

VMI AthleticsThe Southern Conference spring football schedule will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 20, with VMI competing in eight league contests over nine weeks.

Ticket information for VMI’s four home games will be announced at a later date.

The Keydets begin the SoCon slate on the road at Chattanooga on Feb. 20 before their home opener against ETSU on Feb. 27. Following a road trip to Western Carolina a week later, VMI will then host Mercer on March 13 at Foster Stadium.

VMI will play a road contest at Samford on March 20 before returning home to face Furman on March 27. The Keydets then travel to Spartanburg, S.C., to face Wofford on April 3.

Following a bye on April 10, the regular season will end eventfully on April 17 with a rivalry matchup against The Citadel, whom the Keydets defeated a year ago for the first time since 2002 to snap a 12-game losing streak and bring the Silver Shako back to Lexington.

Full broadcast schedules will be announced later, but all nine schools’ home games will air on either ESPN3 or ESPN+ if not selected for a national or regional broadcast.

For the full composite league schedule, visit www.SoConSports.com.

VMI Spring 2021 Football Schedule

  • Saturday, Feb. 20 – at Chattanooga
  • Saturday, Feb. 27 – ETSU
  • Saturday, Mar. 6 – at Western Carolina
  • Saturday, Mar. 13 – MERCER
  • Saturday, Mar. 20 – at Samford
  • Saturday, Mar. 27 – FURMAN
  • Saturday, Apr. 3 – at Wofford
  • Saturday, Apr. 17 – THE CITADEL
  • Saturday, Apr. 24 – FCS Playoffs




Multimedia

 

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

Latest News

donald trump
Trump's America

The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s standing army on American streets

donald trump ben cline pic
Trump's America

Ben Cline is skeered of ‘socialism’: But wait – Donald Trump is a socialist

Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline is skeered, and wants you to be skeered, too, about the “threat of socialism,” which he wrote on his campaign Facebook page on Thursday is, all caps from Ben on this, “RISING.”

pete hegseth
Trump's America

Families raise issue with Cao, Hegseth over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, between sets of pushups, has had his focus on getting the woke out of the U.S. military, getting the press out of the Pentagon.

drugs needle health
Region/State

Fluvanna County: Pharmacist indicted on several charges related to opioid theft

Sara Curtis UVA Swimming
Etc.

UVA Swimming: Another world record for UVA sophomore Sara Curtis

waynesboro
Local

Waynesboro: Is the second business operating at Mimosa Farm doing so legally?

football money
Football

UVA Football: How much are we paying Arkansas State for the 2027 season opener?