2010 VMI Keydets football team

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2010 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Liberty +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Stony Brook +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Coastal Carolina +^		5	–	1					6	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4					4	–	7
VMI		2	–	4					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		1	–	5					3	–	8
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. 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. VMI plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they have since 1962.

After defeating Division-II 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. The program has not had a winning season since 1981.

Schedule

September 41:30 PMLock Haven*

• Alumni Memorial Field
• Lexington, VA

W 48–6 6,865 September 117:00 PMat No. 11 William & Mary*

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA

L 45–0 11,475 September 251:30 PMat Virginia*

• Scott Stadium
• Charlottesville, VA

L 48–6 43,592 October 21:30 PMPresbyterian College

• Alumni Memorial Field
• Lexington, VA

W 24–13 5,719 October 93:30 PMat Stony Brook

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

L 27–9 7,432 October 161:30 PMLiberty

• Alumni Memorial Field
• Lexington, VA

L 41–7 7,157 October 2311:30 AMat Charleston Southern

• Buccaneer Field
• Charleston, SC

W 34–16 3,476 October 3012:00 PMat Army Black*

• Michie Stadium
• West Point, NY

L 29–7 32,410 November 61:30 PMCoastal Carolina

• Alumni Memorial Field
• Lexington, VA

L 31–3 5,123 November 133:30 PMat Old Dominion

• Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium
• Norfolk, VA

L 45–28 19,782 November 2011:30 AMGardner-Webb

• Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

L 10–7 3,950

Game Notes

Lock Haven

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lock Haven	0	6	0	0	6
VMI	6	14	21	7	48

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 6,865
• Referee: Tracy Jones

William and Mary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	0	0	0	0	0
William and Mary	10	21	7	7	45

at Zable Stadium (Williamsburg, VA)

• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game attendance: 11,475
• Referee: Bill Broadhurst

Virginia

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	0	0	0	7
Virginia	14	17	10	7	48

at Scott Stadium (Charlottesville, VA)

• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 43,592
• Referee: W. Davenport

Presbyterian

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Presbyterian	7	3	0	3	13
VMI	10	7	0	7	24

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 5,719
• Referee: Jeff Heaser

Stony Brook

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	3	0	0	6	9
Stony Brook	0	10	10	7	27

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (Stony Brook, NY)

• Game time: 3:30 PM
• Game attendance: 7,432
• Referee: Todd LaPenta

Liberty

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Liberty	14	17	7	3	41
VMI	0	0	0	7	7

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington, VA)

• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 7,157
• Referee: J. Magallanes

Charleston Southern

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	7	10	0	17	34
Charleston Southern	13	0	3	0	16

at Buccaneer Field (Charleston, SC)

• Game time: 11:30 AM
• Game attendance: 3,476
• Referee: Ron Cherry
• TV: SportSouth

Army

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	0	0	7	0	7
Army	7	12	0	10	29

at Michie Stadium (West Point, NY

• Game time: Noon
• Game attendance: 32,410
• Referee: Tom McCreesh
• TV: CBS College Sports

Coastal Carolina

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coastal Carolina	7	10	7	7	31
VMI	3	0	0	0	3

at Alumni Memorial Field (Lexington , VA)

• Game time: 1:30 PM
• Game attendance: 5,123
• Referee: Tom Zimorski
• TV: ESPN3

Old Dominion

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	14	0	7	7	28
Old Dominion	7	17	14	7	45

at S.B. Ballard Stadium (Norfolk, VA)

• Game time: 3:30 PM
• Game attendance: 19,782
• Referee: David Epperley
• TV: TCN

Gardner-Webb

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
VMI	0	0	7	0	7
Gardner-Webb	0	3	0	7	10

at Spangler Stadium (Boiling Springs, NC)

• Game time: 11:30 AM
• Game attendance: 3,950
• Referee: Tracy Jones
• TV: SportSouth

Team Leaders

Rushing

Name	GP	Attempts	Net Yards	Avg.	TD	Avg/Game
Chaz Jones	9	133	502	3.8	6	55.8
Gabe Itoka	11	105	401	3.8	0	36.5
Julian Bowers	5	29	63	2.2	2	12.6

Passing

Name	GP	Comp	Attempts	Int	TD	Yards	Avg/game
Cameron Jones	10	84	172	9	6	831	83.1
Eric Kordenbrock	9	67	134	7	3	723	80.3
Adam Morgan	9	35	76	4	3	370	41.1

Receiving

Name	GP	Thrown to	Yards	Avg.	TD	Avg/Game
T.J. Talley	11	35	407	11.6	3	37.0
Mario Scott	11	30	375	12.5	3	34.1
Chaz Jones	9	24	134	5.6	1	14.9

Punt Returning

Name	Attempts	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Michael Rainey-Wiles	18	221	12.3	1	52
Mario Scott	7	46	6.6	0	13
Mike Smith	1	3	3.0	0	0

Interceptions

Name	Int	Yards	Avg.	TD
Greg Walker	2	58	29.0	1
Trae Watkins	2	6	3.0	0
A.J. Gross	1	0	0	0

Kick Returning

Name	Attempts	Yards	Avg.	TD	Long
Mario Scott	28	554	19.8	0	45
Michael Rainey-Wiles	18	387	21.5	0	35
T.J. Talley	7	152	21.7	0	38