2010 VMI Keydets football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2010

| team = VMI Keydets

| sport = football

| image = VMI Keydets logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Big South Conference

| short_conf = Big South

| record = 3–8

| conf_record = 2–4

| head_coach = Sparky Woods

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Matt Campbell

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = A. J. Christoff

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

}}

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.[http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/708636.pdf 2010 VMI Football Record Book] 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.[http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43758&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1431676&Q_SEASON=2010 Sparky Woods - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics] VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

After defeating Division-II {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Lock Haven Bald Eagles|title=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.[http://www.vmikeydets.com/SportSelect.dbml?ATCLID=1431676&DB_OEM_ID=9800&SPID=3895&SPSID=43759 Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics] The program has not had a winning season since 1981.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2010

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Lock Haven Bald Eagles|title=Lock Haven}}

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = BSN

| score = 48–6

| attend = 6,865

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = William & Mary

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 45–0

| attend = 11,475

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 48–6

| attend = 43,592

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Presbyterian

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = BSN

| score = 24–13

| attend = 5,719

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Stony Brook

| site_stadium = Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium

| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY

| tv = BSN

| score = 27–9

| attend = 7,432

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Liberty

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = MASN

| score = 41–7

| attend = 7,157

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Charleston Southern

| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field

| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC

| tv = SPS

| score = 34–16

| attend = 3,476

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| tv = CBSCS

| score = 29–7

| attend = 32,410

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 1:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 31–3

| attend = 5,123

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 3:3 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = TCN

| score = 45–28

| attend = 19,782

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Gardner–Webb

| site_stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC

| tv = SPS

| score = 10–7

| attend = 3,950

}}

Game summaries

=Lock Haven=

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|Road=Lock Haven

|R1= 0

|R2= 6

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=VMI

|H1= 6

|H2= 14

|H3= 21

|H4= 7

|stadium= Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

|time= 1:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 6,865[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/388384.htm Lock Haven vs VMI (Sep 4, 2010)]

|referee= Tracy Jones

|TV=

}}

=William and Mary=

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.

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=William and Mary

|H1= 10

|H2= 21

|H3= 7

|H4= 7

|stadium= Zable Stadium (Williamsburg, VA)

|time= 7:00 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 11,475[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/388681.htm VMI Keydets vs William and Mary (Sep 11, 2010)]

|referee= Bill Broadhurst

|TV=

}}

=Virginia=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 7

|R2= 0

|R3= 0

|R4= 0

|Home=Virginia

|H1= 14

|H2= 17

|H3= 10

|H4= 7

|stadium= Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

|time= 1:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 43,592[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/389481.htm VMI Keydets vs Virginia (Sep 25, 2010)]

|referee= W. Davenport

|TV=

}}

=Presbyterian=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=Presbyterian

|R1= 7

|R2= 3

|R3= 0

|R4= 3

|Home=VMI

|H1= 10

|H2= 7

|H3= 0

|H4= 7

|stadium= Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

|time= 1:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 5,719[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/389844.HTM Presbyterian College vs VMI (Oct 2, 2010)]

|referee= Jeff Heaser

|TV=

}}

=Stony Brook=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 3

|R2= 0

|R3= 0

|R4= 6

|Home=Stony Brook

|H1= 0

|H2= 10

|H3= 10

|H4= 7

|stadium= Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)

|time= 3:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 7,432[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/390251.htm VMI Keydets vs Stony Brook (Oct 9, 2010)]

|referee= Todd LaPenta

|TV=

}}

=Liberty=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=Liberty

|R1= 14

|R2= 17

|R3= 7

|R4= 3

|Home=VMI

|H1= 0

|H2= 0

|H3= 0

|H4= 7

|stadium= Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

|time= 1:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 7,157 [http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/390612.htm LIBERTY vs VMI (Oct 16, 2010)]

|referee= J. Magallanes

|TV=

}}

=Charleston Southern=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 7

|R2= 10

|R3= 0

|R4= 17

|Home=Charleston Southern

|H1= 13

|H2= 0

|H3= 3

|H4= 0

|stadium= Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)

|time= 11:30 AM

|weather=

|attendance= 3,476[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/391006.htm VMI vs CSU (Oct 23, 2010)]

|referee= Ron Cherry

|TV= SportSouth

}}

=Army=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Army

|H1= 7

|H2= 12

|H3= 0

|H4= 10

|stadium= Michie Stadium (West Point, NY

|time= Noon

|weather=

|attendance= 32,410[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/391338.htm VMI Keydets vs Army (Oct 30, 2010)]

|referee= Tom McCreesh

|TV= CBS College Sports

}}

=Coastal Carolina=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=Coastal Carolina

|R1= 7

|R2= 10

|R3= 7

|R4= 7

|Home=VMI

|H1= 3

|H2= 0

|H3= 0

|H4= 0

|stadium= Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington , VA)

|time= 1:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 5,123[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/391898.HTM COASTAL vs VMI (Nov 06, 2010)]

|referee= Tom Zimorski

|TV= ESPN3

}}

=Old Dominion=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 14

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 7

|Home=Old Dominion

|H1= 7

|H2= 17

|H3= 14

|H4= 7

|stadium= S.B. Ballard Stadium (Norfolk, VA)

|time= 3:30 PM

|weather=

|attendance= 19,782[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/392381.htm VMI Keydets vs Old Dominion (Nov 13, 2010)]

|referee= David Epperley

|TV= TCN

}}

=Gardner-Webb=

{{Americanfootballbox|

|Road=VMI

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 7

|R4= 0

|Home=Gardner-Webb

|H1= 0

|H2= 3

|H3= 0

|H4= 7

|stadium= Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)

|time= 11:30 AM

|weather=

|attendance= 3,950[http://www.vmikeydets.com/downloads2/392902.htm VMI Keydets vs Gardner-Webb (Nov 20, 2010)]

|referee= Tracy Jones

|TV= SportSouth

}}

Team leaders

=Rushing=

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Attempts ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Net Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg/Game
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Chaz Jones	9	133	502	3.8	6	55.8
style="text-align:center;" \| Gabe Itoka	11	105	401	3.8	0	36.5
style="text-align:center;" \| Julian Bowers	5	29	63	2.2	2	12.6

= Passing =

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Comp ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Attempts ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Int ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg/game
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Cameron Jones	10	84	172	9	6	831	83.1
style="text-align:center;" \| Eric Kordenbrock	9	67	134	7	3	723	80.3
style="text-align:center;" \| Adam Morgan	9	35	76	4	3	370	41.1

=Receiving=

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| GP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Thrown to ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg/Game
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| T.J. Talley	11	35	407	11.6	3	37.0
style="text-align:center;" \| Mario Scott	11	30	375	12.5	3	34.1
style="text-align:center;" \| Chaz Jones	9	24	134	5.6	1	14.9

=Punt returning=

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Attempts ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Long
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Michael Rainey-Wiles	18	221	12.3	1	52
style="text-align:center;" \| Mario Scott	7	46	6.6	0	13
style="text-align:center;" \| Mike Smith	1	3	3.0	0	0

=Interceptions=

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Int ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Greg Walker	2	58	29.0	1
style="text-align:center;" \| Trae Watkins	2	6	3.0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| A.J. Gross	1	0	0	0

=Kick returning=

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Name ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Attempts ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Yards ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| TD ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Long
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Mario Scott	28	554	19.8	0	45
style="text-align:center;" \| Michael Rainey-Wiles	18	387	21.5	0	35
style="text-align:center;" \| T.J. Talley	7	152	21.7	0	38

[http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2010-11/football/teamcume.htm#TEAM.IND VMI Keydets - Cumulative Season Statistics]

References

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