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List of VMI Keydets head football coaches
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The VMI Keydets football team competes in the Southern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Football Championship Subdivision, representing the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Since its inception in 1891, the program has had 33 head coaches.
Although the origins of VMI football date back to 1873, the first organized football team did not appear until 1891. The first head coach was Walter Taylor, the son of Walter H. Taylor, a prominent banker, lawyer, and aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee. Notable coaches include Blandy Clarkson, who spent seven seasons with the Keydets and led the team to their first undefeated season in 1920; John McKenna, the school's all-time most victorious coach who compiled a record of 62–60–8 in thirteen seasons with VMI while winning four Southern Conference championships; and Bob Thalman, the second most victorious coach who led the team to the 1974 and 1977 conference titles. The most recent Keydet head coach was Sparky Woods, who coached seven seasons for the Keydets before being let go by the school in 2014. In over 120 years of football, VMI has an all-time record of 485–718–42 (.406).
Key
Coaches
| # | Name | Season(s) | GC | W | L | T | W% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | National awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Taylor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | George Bryant | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | R. N. Groner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Samuel Boyle, Jr. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Sam Walker | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | William Roper† | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Ira Johnson | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Charles Roller | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | William C. Gloth | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Alpha Brummage | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 11 | Henry Poague | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 12 | Frank Gorton | 26 | 14 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 13 | Earl Abell | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 14 | Earl Abell | ||||||||||||||||
| Mose Goodman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 15 | Red Fleming | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16 | Blandy Clarkson | 67 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 17 | W. C. Raftery | 98 | 38 | 55 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 18 | Allison Hubert | 96 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 19 | Arthur Morton | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 20 | Tom Nugent | 39 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 21 | John McKenna | 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |||
| 22 | Vito Ragazzo | 51 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 23 | Bob Thalman | 151 | 54 | 94 | 3 | 25 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| 24 | Eddie Williamson | 44 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 25 | Jim Shuck | 55 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 26 | Bill Stewart | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 27 | Ted Cain | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 28 | Cal McCombs | 79 | 19 | 60 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 29 | Jim Reid | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 30 | Sparky Woods | 79 | 17 | 62 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 31 | Scott Wachenheim | 86 | 24 | 62 | 16 | 46 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |||||
| 32 | Danny Rocco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 33 | Ashley Ingram | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
References
General
Specific
References
- Miller, John A. [http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/civil_war/walter_taylor.htm "Lee's Famous Staff Officer Walter Taylor Jr."] Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- [{{College Football HoF/url
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