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{{Infobox college sports rivalry
{{Short description|American college football rivalry}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
| name = Military Classic of the South
{{Infobox sports rivalry
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| team1_image = The Citadel Athletics script.svg
| name = Military Classic of the South
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| team2_image = VMI Keydets logo.svg
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| team1 = [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel Bulldogs]]
| team1 = [[The Citadel Bulldogs football|The Citadel Bulldogs]]
| team2 = [[VMI Keydets football|VMI Keydets]]
| team1logo = The Citadel Athletics script.svg
| sport = [[College football|Football]]
| team2 = [[VMI Keydets football|VMI Keydets]]
| total_meetings = 72
| team2logo = VMI Keydets logo.svg
| sport = [[College football|Football]]
| series_record = The Citadel leads, 40-30–2
| firstmeeting = October 16, 1920<br />VMI, 35–0
| first_meeting_date = 1920
| first_meeting_result = VMI 35, The Citadel 0
| mostrecent = October 19, 2024<br />The Citadel, 13–10
| last_meeting_date = November 12, 2016
| nextmeeting = November 1, 2025<br />at [[Charleston, SC]]
| total = 80<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football History vs the Citadel |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/opponent-history/the-citadel/24}}</ref>
| last_meeting_result = The Citadel 30, VMI 20
| series = The Citadel leads, 45–33–2
| next_meeting_date = October 28, 2017<br>at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| largest_win_margin = The Citadel, 50–0 (1992)
| largestvictory = The Citadel, 50–0 (1992)
| longest_win_streak = The Citadel, 10 (2003–present)
| longeststreak = The Citadel, 12 (2003–2018)
| longestunbeatenstreak =
| current_win_streak = The Citadel, 10 (2003–present)
| trophy = Silver Shako
| currentstreak = The Citadel, 1 (2024–present)
| currentunbeatenstreak =
| trophy = Silver Shako
| trophy series = The Citadel leads, 31–13–1
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The '''Military Classic of the South''' is an American [[college football]] [[college rivalry|rivalry]] game played by [[The Citadel Bulldogs football]] team of [[The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina]], and the [[VMI Keydets football]] team of the [[Virginia Military Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@SoConJohn22/socon-football-week-10-a-historical-sketch-of-the-battle-for-the-silver-shako-915582dec459#.guijrtk1l|publisher=Medium.com|title=SoCon Football Week 10: A Historical Sketch of the ‘Battle For The Silver Shako’|date=November 3, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Today, the Citadel's football and athletic teams consists of both cadets and civilian students while VMI's teams are strictly cadets only.<ref name=hartsell>{{cite news|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/sports/vmi-and-the-citadel-the-same-but-different/article_cde7c99a-7149-522c-bc46-cf470e4ad3f3.html|newspaper=[[Post and Courier]]|title=VMI and The Citadel: The same, but different|author=Jeff Hartsell|date=November 5, 2015|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> The teams first played in 1920, but the trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976.<ref>[http://www.citadel.edu/root/citadel-vmi-2011</ref> The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. The Citadel Bulldogs have won the past ten meetings and fourteen of the last sixteen; they lead the series 40–30–2. At one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1.The Military Classic is the thirteenth oldest still-played rivalry in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]. Both teams were members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon) from 1936 until 2003, when VMI left for the [[Big South Conference]] and were reunited in the SoCon when VMI returned in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/cstv-adds-vmi-citadel-military-classic-of-the-south-to-fall-football-line-up-1087895|publisher=Big South Conference|title=CSTV Adds VMI-Citadel "Military Classic of the South" To Fall Football Line-Up|date=July 11, 2007|accessdate=November 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/southern/2002-11-15-vmi-citadel_x.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=VMI, Citadel play their 'Classic'|date=November 15, 2002|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref>
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| caption = Locations of The Citadel and VMI
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| label1 = The Citadel
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| mark2 = Red pog.svg
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The original "Military Classic of the South" was a football game played on Thanksgiving Day between [[Virginia Tech]] (VPI) and the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI) beginning in 1913 and lasting until 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://richmond.com/back-in-the-day-tech-vmi-was-the-game/article_6ef55506-2319-5fbf-8b51-88e15e356403.html|title=Back in the day Tech VMI was the game.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vtcc.vt.edu/about/history.html|title=A History of the Corps of Cadets.}}</ref> Unfortunately, as Virginia Tech continued to expand its student body, the game quickly became unmatched and VMI left the series in 1985.

Today, the current '''Military Classic of the South''' is an American [[college football]] [[college rivalry|rivalry]] game played between the civilian students and cadet students from [[The Citadel]] and the cadets from [[Virginia Military Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2015 |title=SoCon Football Week 10: A Historical Sketch of the 'Battle For The Silver Shako' |url=https://medium.com/@SoConJohn22/socon-football-week-10-a-historical-sketch-of-the-battle-for-the-silver-shako-915582dec459#.guijrtk1l |access-date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=Medium.com}}</ref> The first game between VMI and The Citadel was in 1920. The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II; since then, only five seasons have seen the game not played. Currently, The Citadel is expanding its student body to become a larger comprehensive college and bringing in transfer graduate student athletes, while VMI remains all-military. Thus, the future of this series may be uncertain.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartsell|first=Jeff|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/vmi-and-the-citadel-the-same-but-different/article_b08c393c-18b0-5333-9ac4-82a6b58575ee.html|title=VMI and The Citadel: The same, but different.}}</ref>


==Current History==
The 72nd and most recent game of the series saw [[2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]] defeat [[2016 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]] 30–20 in [[Lexington, Virginia]], at [[Alumni Memorial Field]].
VMI and The Citadel first played each other in 1920. The trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kara |first=Klein |title=Virginia Military Institute (VMI) vs The Citadel football – The Citadel – Charleston, SC |url=http://www.citadel.edu/root/citadel-vmi-2011 |website=www.citadel.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Silver Shako |url=https://citadelsports.com/sports/2014/9/18/FB_0918145617.aspx}}</ref>


The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. The Citadel had won the past twelve meetings before VMI's victory in 2019. The Citadel leads the series 45–33–2. At one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1. The Military Classic is the thirteenth oldest still-played rivalry in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]. Both teams were members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon) from 1936 until 2003, when VMI left for the [[Big South Conference]] and were reunited in the SoCon when VMI returned in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2007 |title=CSTV Adds VMI-Citadel "Military Classic of the South" To Fall Football Line-Up |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/entries/cstv-adds-vmi-citadel-military-classic-of-the-south-to-fall-football-line-up-1087895 |access-date=November 16, 2015 |publisher=Big South Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2002 |title=VMI, Citadel play their 'Classic' |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/southern/2002-11-15-vmi-citadel_x.htm |access-date=February 7, 2017 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
With the return of VMI to the SoCon, annual rivalries have been renewed in [[college baseball]], women's soccer, track and field, and cross country. VMI remained in the SoCon in wrestling, and continued to compete annually with The Citadel in that sport while a full member of the Big South. The Bulldogs and Keydets both participated in the [[All-Military Classic]] basketball tournament, which began while VMI was a member of the Big South and concluded after four years with the two schools back in the Southern Conference.


==Game results==
==Game results==
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|1920|[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg, VA]]|The Citadel|0|VMI|35
| October 16, 1920 | [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg, VA]] | The Citadel | 0 | VMI | 35
|1929|[[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]|The Citadel|7|VMI|12
| October 12, 1929 | [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]] | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 12
|1930|[[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]|The Citadel|7|VMI|6
| October 11, 1930 | [[Charleston, South Carolina | Charleston, SC]] | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 6
|1931|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|13|VMI|13
| October 10, 1931 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 13 | VMI | 13
|1932|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|12|VMI|6
| October 8, 1932 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 12 | VMI | 6
|1937|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|0|VMI|27
| November 13, 1937 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 0 | VMI | 27
|1946|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|6|VMI|21
| November 16, 1946 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 6 | VMI | 21
|1947|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|7|VMI|6
| November 15, 1947 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 6
|1948|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|6|VMI|34
| November 13, 1948 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 6 | VMI | 34
|1949|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|19|VMI|14
| November 12, 1949 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel| 19 | VMI | 14
|1950|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|7|VMI|13
| November 18, 1950 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 13
|1951|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|21|VMI|27
| November 17, 1951 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 21 | VMI | 27
|1952|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|19|VMI|20
| November 15, 1952 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel| 19 | VMI| 20
|1953|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|0|VMI|14
| October 10, 1953 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 0 | VMI | 14
|1954|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|0|VMI|42
| November 13, 1954 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 0 | VMI | 42
|1955|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|7|VMI|14
| November 12, 1955 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 14
|1957|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|7|VMI|33
| November 16, 1957 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 33
|1958|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|14|VMI|6
| November 15, 1958 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 6
|1959|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|8|VMI|32
| November 14, 1959 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 8 | VMI | 32
|1960|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|6|VMI|20
| November 12, 1960 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 6 | VMI| 20
|1961|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|14|VMI|8
| November 4, 1961 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 8
|1962|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|7|VMI|16
| November 3, 1962 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 16
|1963|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|8|VMI|33
| November 16, 1963 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 8 | VMI | 33
|1964|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|17|VMI|0
| November 14, 1964 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 17 | VMI | 0
|1965|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|7|VMI|21
| November 13, 1965 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 21
|1966|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|30|VMI|14
| November 12, 1966 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 30 | VMI | 14
|1967|Roanoke, VA|The Citadel|11|VMI|22
| October 14, 1967 | [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke, VA]] | The Citadel | 11 | VMI | 22
|1968|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|13|VMI|8
| October 19, 1968 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 13 | VMI | 8
|1969|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|28|VMI|2
| October 18, 1969 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 28 | VMI | 2
|1970|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|56|VMI|9
| October 24, 1970 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 56 | VMI | 9
|1971|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|25|VMI|24
| October 9, 1971 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 25 | VMI | 24
|1972|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|42|VMI|3
| October 7, 1972 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 42 | VMI | 3
|1973|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|6|VMI|23
| October 6, 1973 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 6 | VMI | 23
|1974|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|9|VMI|20
| October 12, 1974 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 9 | VMI| 20
|1975|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|6|VMI|3
| October 25, 1975 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 6 | VMI | 3
|1976|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|14|VMI|30
| November 6, 1976 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 30
|1977|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|3|VMI|19
| October 15, 1977 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 3 | VMI| 19
|1978|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|14|VMI|3
| September 23, 1978 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 3
|1979|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|37|VMI|6
| October 20, 1979 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 37 | VMI | 6
|1980|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|28|VMI|0
| October 4, 1980 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 28 | VMI | 0
|1981|[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]|The Citadel|0|VMI|14
| October 10, 1981 | [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]] | The Citadel | 0 | VMI | 14
|1982|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|21|VMI|7
| October 9, 1982 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 21 | VMI | 7
|1983|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|27|VMI|16
| October 6, 1983 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 27 | VMI | 16
|1984|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|27|VMI|24
| November 3, 1984 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 27 | VMI | 24
|1985|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|14|VMI|14
| October 5, 1985 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 14
|1986|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|30|VMI|47
| October 11, 1986 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 30 | VMI | 47
|1987|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|3|VMI|7
| October 10, 1987 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 3 | VMI | 7
|1988|Norfolk, VA|The Citadel|31|VMI|20
| November 12, 1988 | Norfolk, VA | The Citadel | 31 | VMI| 20
|1989|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|10|VMI|20
| November 11, 1989 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 10 | VMI| 20
|1990|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|23|VMI|3
| November 3, 1990 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 23 | VMI | 3
|1991|Norfolk, VA|The Citadel|17|VMI|14
| October 26, 1991 | Norfolk, VA | The Citadel | 17 | VMI | 14
|1992|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|50|VMI|0
| November 14, 1992 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 50 | VMI | 0
|1993|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|34|VMI|33
| November 13, 1993 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 34 | VMI | 33
|1994|Norfolk, VA|The Citadel|58|VMI|14
| November 12, 1994 | Norfolk, VA | The Citadel | 58 | VMI | 14
|1995|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|7|VMI|34
| November 11, 1995 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 7 | VMI | 34
|1996|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|27|VMI|34
| November 16, 1996 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 27 | VMI | 34
|1997|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|28|VMI|6
| November 15, 1997 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 28 | VMI | 6
|1998|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|36|VMI|10
| November 14, 1998 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 36 | VMI | 10
|1999|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|14|VMI|7
| November 13, 1999 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 14 | VMI | 7
|2000|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|21|VMI|41
| November 11, 2000 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 21 | VMI | 41
|2001|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|49|VMI|7
| November 10, 2001 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 49 | VMI | 7
|2002|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]]|The Citadel|21|VMI|23
| November 23, 2002 | [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte, NC]] | The Citadel | 21 | VMI | 23
|2003|Charlotte, NC|The Citadel|27|VMI|23
| November 15, 2003 | Charlotte, NC | The Citadel | 27 | VMI | 23
|2005|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|22|VMI|14
| November 19, 2005 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 22 | VMI | 14
|2006|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|48|VMI|21
| November 11, 2006 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 48 | VMI | 21
|2007|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|70|VMI|28
| November 17, 2007 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 70 | VMI | 28
|2011|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|41|VMI|14
| October 29, 2011 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 41 | VMI | 14
|2012|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|27|VMI|24
| November 10, 2012 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 27 | VMI | 24
|2013|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|31|VMI|10
| November 16, 2013 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 31 | VMI | 10
|2014|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|45|VMI|25
| November 22, 2014 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 45 | VMI | 25
|2015|Charleston, SC|The Citadel|35|VMI|14
| November 7, 2015 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35 | VMI | 14
|2016|Lexington, VA|The Citadel|30|VMI|20
| November 12, 2016 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 30 | VMI| 20
| October 28, 2017 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 21 | VMI | 3
| October 20, 2018 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 34 | VMI | 32
| October 5, 2019 | Charleston, SC | VMI | 34 | The Citadel | 21
| April 17, 2021 | Lexington, VA | VMI | 31 | The Citadel | 17
| October 2, 2021 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 35 | VMI | 24
| November 19, 2022 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 26 | VMI | 22
| October 14, 2023 | Charleston, SC | The Citadel | 13 | VMI | 17
| October 19, 2024 | Lexington, VA | The Citadel | 13 | VMI | 10
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!Record
!Record
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|Baseball
|rowspan=3|Baseball
|March 24, 2017
|April 15, 2022
|[[Gray–Minor Stadium]] • [[Lexington, Virginia]]
|[[Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park]] • [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|5–2
|3-0
|1,814
|505
|rowspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|85–39<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://citadelsports.com/documents/2020/2/10/Record_Book_20.pdf |title=2020 Baseball Record Book |publisher=The Citadel Bulldogs |page=147 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://vmikeydets.com/documents/2020/9/2/2020_baseball_end_of_season_record_book.pdf?path=baseball |title=2020 Baseball Record Book |publisher=VMI Keydets |page=4 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|80–31
|-
|-
|March 25, 2017
|April 16, 2022
|Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia
|Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|3–2
|4–1
|553
|132
|-
|-
|March 26, 2017
|April 17, 2022
|Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia
|Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|22–5{{sup|(7)}}
|4–2
|515
|154
|-
|May 23, 2017{{efn|[[2017 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament|SoCon Tournament]]}}
|[[Fluor Field at the West End]] • [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|8–0
|1,100
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|Basketball
|rowspan=2|Basketball
|January 7, 2017
|January 15, 2022
|[[McAlister Field House]] • [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
|[[McAlister Field House]] • [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|79–74
|1,350
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|56–51
|-
|February 11, 2017
|[[Cameron Hall (Virginia)|Cameron Hall]] • Lexington, VA
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|90–85
|101–78
|3,479
|1,256
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|60–58<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://static.citadelsports.com/custompages/mbb/MBB_2019-20_Record%20Book_post-season_8-12-20.pdf |title=2019–20 Basketball Record Book |publisher=The Citadel Bulldogs |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2021 |title=2020–21 Basketball Game Notes: At Citadel |url=https://vmikeydets.com/documents/2021/2/19/20_21_bkb_notes_at_citadel.pdf |access-date=February 26, 2021 |publisher=VMI Keydets}}</ref>
|-
|February 12, 2022
|[[Cameron Hall (arena)|Cameron Hall]] • [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|83–79
|3,745
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|Women's Soccer
|rowspan=2|Women's Soccer
|October 16, 2016
|October 23, 2022
|WLI Field • Charleston, SC
| [[WLI Field]] • [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|5–1
|2–0
|274
|203
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|10–7<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://static.citadelsports.com/custompages/wsoc/WSOC_RecordBook_Pre-2020_9-23-2020.pdf |title=2020 Women's Soccer Record Book |publisher=The Citadel Bulldogs |page=65 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://vmikeydets.com/documents/2020/5/15/vmi_wsoc_record_book.pdf?path=wsoc |title=VMI Women's Soccer Record Book |publisher=VMI Keydets |page=7 |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan=2 style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|6–3
|-
|-
|October 26, 2016{{efn|SoCon Tournament}}
| October 25, 2022{{efn|SoCon Tournament}}
|[[Patchin Field]] • Lexington, VA
| WLI Field • Charleston, SC
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|3–0
|1–0<sup>OT</sup>
|200
|176
|-
|-
|Wrestling
|Wrestling
|January 26, 2017
|February 20, 2022
|Cameron Hall • Lexington, VA
|McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC
|style="{{NCAA color cell|Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|The Citadel Bulldogs}}"|'''The Citadel'''
|32–5
|19–16
|N/A
|N/A
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|'''VMI'''
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|43–25<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://citadelsports.com/documents/2020/9/22/WREST_Record_Book_2020.pdf |title=2020 Wrestling Record Book |publisher=The Citadel Bulldogs |page=2 |accessdate=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://vmikeydets.com/documents/2020/6/12/201920completerecordbookupdated.pdf?path=wrestling |title=2019–20 Wrestling Record Book |publisher=VMI Keydets |page=8–9 |accessdate=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
|style="{{NCAA color cell|VMI Keydets}}"|39–29
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 19 December 2024

Military Classic of the South
The Citadel Bulldogs
VMI Keydets
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 16, 1920
VMI, 35–0
Latest meetingOctober 19, 2024
The Citadel, 13–10
Next meetingNovember 1, 2025
at Charleston, SC
TrophySilver Shako
Statistics
Meetings total80[1]
All-time seriesThe Citadel leads, 45–33–2
Trophy seriesThe Citadel leads, 31–13–1
Largest victoryThe Citadel, 50–0 (1992)
Longest win streakThe Citadel, 12 (2003–2018)
Current win streakThe Citadel, 1 (2024–present)
Map
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Locations of The Citadel and VMI

The original "Military Classic of the South" was a football game played on Thanksgiving Day between Virginia Tech (VPI) and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) beginning in 1913 and lasting until 1985.[2][3] Unfortunately, as Virginia Tech continued to expand its student body, the game quickly became unmatched and VMI left the series in 1985.

Today, the current Military Classic of the South is an American college football rivalry game played between the civilian students and cadet students from The Citadel and the cadets from Virginia Military Institute.[4] The first game between VMI and The Citadel was in 1920. The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II; since then, only five seasons have seen the game not played. Currently, The Citadel is expanding its student body to become a larger comprehensive college and bringing in transfer graduate student athletes, while VMI remains all-military. Thus, the future of this series may be uncertain.[5]

Current History

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VMI and The Citadel first played each other in 1920. The trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976.[6][7]

The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. The Citadel had won the past twelve meetings before VMI's victory in 2019. The Citadel leads the series 45–33–2. At one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1. The Military Classic is the thirteenth oldest still-played rivalry in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the NCAA. Both teams were members of the Southern Conference (SoCon) from 1936 until 2003, when VMI left for the Big South Conference and were reunited in the SoCon when VMI returned in 2014.[8][9]

Game results

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The Citadel victoriesVMI victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 16, 1920 Lynchburg, VA VMI 35–0
2 October 12, 1929 Lexington, VA VMI 12–7
3 October 11, 1930 Charleston, SC The Citadel 7–6
4 October 10, 1931 Lexington, VA Tie13–13
5 October 8, 1932 Charleston, SC The Citadel 12–6
6 November 13, 1937 Lexington, VA VMI 27–0
7 November 16, 1946 Lexington, VA VMI 21–6
8 November 15, 1947 Charleston, SC The Citadel 7–6
9 November 13, 1948 Lexington, VA VMI 34–6
10 November 12, 1949 Charleston, SC The Citadel19–14
11 November 18, 1950 Lexington, VA VMI 13–7
12 November 17, 1951 Charleston, SC VMI 27–21
13 November 15, 1952 Lexington, VA VMI20–19
14 October 10, 1953 Charleston, SC VMI 14–0
15 November 13, 1954 Lexington, VA VMI 42–0
16 November 12, 1955 Charleston, SC VMI 14–7
17 November 16, 1957 Lexington, VA VMI 33–7
18 November 15, 1958 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–6
19 November 14, 1959 Lexington, VA VMI 32–8
20 November 12, 1960 Charleston, SC VMI20–6
21 November 4, 1961 Lexington, VA The Citadel 14–8
22 November 3, 1962 Charleston, SC VMI 16–7
23 November 16, 1963 Lexington, VA VMI 33–8
24 November 14, 1964 Charleston, SC The Citadel 17–0
25 November 13, 1965 Lexington, VA VMI 21–7
26 November 12, 1966 Charleston, SC The Citadel 30–14
27 October 14, 1967 Roanoke, VA VMI 22–11
28 October 19, 1968 Charleston, SC The Citadel 13–8
29 October 18, 1969 Lexington, VA The Citadel 28–2
30 October 24, 1970 Charleston, SC The Citadel 56–9
31 October 9, 1971 Lexington, VA The Citadel 25–24
32 October 7, 1972 Charleston, SC The Citadel 42–3
33 October 6, 1973 Lexington, VA VMI 23–6
34 October 12, 1974 Charleston, SC VMI20–9
35 October 25, 1975 Lexington, VA The Citadel 6–3
36 November 6, 1976 Charleston, SC VMI 30–14
37 October 15, 1977 Lexington, VA VMI19–3
38 September 23, 1978 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–3
39 October 20, 1979 Lexington, VA The Citadel 37–6
40 October 4, 1980 Charleston, SC The Citadel 28–0
41 October 10, 1981 Norfolk, VA VMI 14–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
42 October 9, 1982 Charleston, SC The Citadel 21–7
43 October 6, 1983 Lexington, VA The Citadel 27–16
44 November 3, 1984 Charleston, SC The Citadel 27–24
45 October 5, 1985 Lexington, VA Tie14–14
46 October 11, 1986 Charleston, SC VMI 47–30
47 October 10, 1987 Charleston, SC VMI 7–3
48 November 12, 1988 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 31–20
49 November 11, 1989 Lexington, VA VMI20–10
50 November 3, 1990 Charleston, SC The Citadel 23–3
51 October 26, 1991 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 17–14
52 November 14, 1992 Charleston, SC The Citadel 50–0
53 November 13, 1993 Charleston, SC The Citadel 34–33
54 November 12, 1994 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 58–14
55 November 11, 1995 Charleston, SC VMI 34–7
56 November 16, 1996 Lexington, VA VMI 34–27
57 November 15, 1997 Charleston, SC The Citadel 28–6
58 November 14, 1998 Lexington, VA The Citadel 36–10
59 November 13, 1999 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–7
60 November 11, 2000 Lexington, VA VMI 41–21
61 November 10, 2001 Charleston, SC The Citadel 49–7
62 November 23, 2002 Charlotte, NC VMI 23–21
63 November 15, 2003 Charlotte, NC The Citadel 27–23
64 November 19, 2005 Lexington, VA The Citadel 22–14
65 November 11, 2006 Charleston, SC The Citadel 48–21
66 November 17, 2007 Lexington, VA The Citadel 70–28
67 October 29, 2011 Charleston, SC The Citadel 41–14
68 November 10, 2012 Lexington, VA The Citadel 27–24
69 November 16, 2013 Charleston, SC The Citadel 31–10
70 November 22, 2014 Lexington, VA The Citadel 45–25
71 November 7, 2015 Charleston, SC The Citadel 35–14
72 November 12, 2016 Lexington, VA The Citadel 30–20
73 October 28, 2017 Charleston, SC The Citadel 21–3
74 October 20, 2018 Lexington, VA The Citadel 34–32
75 October 5, 2019 Charleston, SC VMI 34–21
76 April 17, 2021 Lexington, VA VMI 31–17
77 October 2, 2021 Charleston, SC The Citadel 35–24
78 November 19, 2022 Lexington, VA The Citadel 26–22
79 October 14, 2023 Charleston, SC VMI 17–13
80 October 19, 2024 Lexington, VA The Citadel 13–10
Series: The Citadel leads 45–33–2

Other varsity sports

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Sport Last Matchup All-Time Series
Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record
Baseball April 15, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia VMI 5–2 1,814 The Citadel 85–39[10][11]
April 16, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia VMI 3–2 132
April 17, 2022 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, Virginia The Citadel 22–5(7) 154
Basketball January 15, 2022 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC VMI 90–85 1,256 The Citadel 60–58[12][13]
February 12, 2022 Cameron Hall • Lexington, VA The Citadel 83–79 3,745
Women's Soccer October 23, 2022 WLI Field • Charleston, SC The Citadel 5–1 203 The Citadel 10–7[14][15]
October 25, 2022[a] WLI Field • Charleston, SC The Citadel 3–0 176
Wrestling February 20, 2022 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC The Citadel 32–5 N/A VMI 43–25[16][17]
  1. ^ SoCon Tournament

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football History vs the Citadel".
  2. ^ "Back in the day Tech VMI was the game".
  3. ^ "A History of the Corps of Cadets".
  4. ^ "SoCon Football Week 10: A Historical Sketch of the 'Battle For The Silver Shako'". Medium.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Hartsell, Jeff. "VMI and The Citadel: The same, but different".
  6. ^ Kara, Klein. "Virginia Military Institute (VMI) vs The Citadel football – The Citadel – Charleston, SC". www.citadel.edu.
  7. ^ "Silver Shako".
  8. ^ "CSTV Adds VMI-Citadel "Military Classic of the South" To Fall Football Line-Up". Big South Conference. July 11, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  9. ^ "VMI, Citadel play their 'Classic'". USA Today. November 15, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  10. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 147. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  11. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 4. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. ^ 2019–20 Basketball Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "2020–21 Basketball Game Notes: At Citadel" (PDF). VMI Keydets. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  14. ^ 2020 Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 65. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  15. ^ VMI Women's Soccer Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  16. ^ 2020 Wrestling Record Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. p. 2. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  17. ^ 2019–20 Wrestling Record Book (PDF). VMI Keydets. p. 8–9. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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