Military Classic of the South

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Military Classic of the South
Sport Football
First meeting 1920
VMI 35, The Citadel 0
Latest meeting November 8, 2015
The Citadel 35, VMI 14
Next meeting November 12, 2016
Trophy Silver Shako
Statistics
Meetings total 70
All-time series The Citadel leads, 39–30–2
Largest victory The Citadel, 50-0 (1992)
Longest win streak The Citadel, 9 (2003–present)
Current win streak The Citadel, 9 (2003–present)

The Military Classic of the South is an American college football 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. The teams first played in 1920, but the trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976.[1] The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. The Bulldogs have won the past nine meetings and thirteen of the last fifteen; they lead the series 39–30–2. 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 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.[2]

The 71st and most recent game of the series saw The Citadel defeat VMI 35–14 in Charleston, South Carolina, at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

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

The Citadel victories VMI victories Tie games
# Date Location Winner Score
1 1920 Lynchburg, VA VMI 35–0
2 1929 Lexington, VA VMI 12–7
3 1930 Charleston, SC The Citadel 7–6
4 1931 Lexington, VA Tie 13–13
5 1932 Charleston, SC The Citadel 12–6
6 1937 Lexington, VA VMI 27–0
7 1946 Lexington, VA VMI 21–6
8 1947 Charleston, SC The Citadel 7–6
9 1948 Lexington, VA VMI 34–6
10 1949 Charleston, SC The Citadel 19–14
11 1950 Lexington, VA VMI 13–7
12 1951 Charleston, SC VMI 27–21
13 1952 Lexington, VA VMI 20–19
14 1953 Charleston, SC VMI 14–0
15 1954 Lexington, VA VMI 42–0
16 1955 Charleston, SC VMI 14–7
17 1957 Lexington, VA VMI 33–7
18 1958 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–6
19 1959 Lexington, VA VMI 32–8
20 1960 Charleston, SC VMI 20–6
21 1961 Lexington, VA The Citadel 14–8
22 1962 Charleston, SC VMI 16–7
23 1963 Lexington, VA VMI 33–8
24 1964 Charleston, SC The Citadel 17–0
25 1965 Lexington, VA VMI 21–7
26 1966 Charleston, SC The Citadel 30–14
27 1967 Roanoke, VA VMI 22–11
28 1968 Charleston, SC The Citadel 13–8
29 1969 Lexington, VA The Citadel 28–2
30 1970 Charleston, SC The Citadel 56–9
31 1971 Lexington, VA The Citadel 25–24
32 1972 Charleston, SC The Citadel 42–3
33 1973 Lexington, VA VMI 23–6
34 1974 Charleston, SC VMI 20–9
35 1975 Lexington, VA The Citadel 6–3
36 1976 Charleston, SC VMI 30–14
# Date Location Winner Score
37 1977 Lexington, VA VMI 19–3
38 1978 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–3
39 1979 Lexington, VA The Citadel 37–6
40 1980 Charleston, SC The Citadel 28–0
41 1981 Norfolk, VA VMI 14–0
42 1982 Charleston, SC The Citadel 21–7
43 1983 Lexington, VA The Citadel 27–16
44 1984 Charleston, SC The Citadel 27–24
45 1985 Lexington, VA Tie 14–14
46 1986 Charleston, SC VMI 47–30
47 1987 Charleston, SC VMI 7–3
48 1988 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 31–20
49 1989 Lexington, VA VMI 20–10
50 1990 Charleston, SC The Citadel 23–3
51 1991 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 17–14
52 1992 Charleston, SC The Citadel 50–0
53 1993 Charleston, SC The Citadel 34–33
54 1994 Norfolk, VA The Citadel 58–14
55 1995 Charleston, SC VMI 34–7
56 1996 Lexington, VA VMI 34–27
57 1997 Charleston, SC The Citadel 28–6
58 1998 Lexington, VA The Citadel 36–10
59 1999 Charleston, SC The Citadel 14–7
60 2000 Lexington, VA VMI 41–21
61 2001 Charleston, SC The Citadel 49–7
62 2002 Charlotte, NC VMI 23–21
63 2003 Charlotte, NC The Citadel 27–23
64 2005 Lexington, VA The Citadel 22–14
65 2006 Charleston, SC The Citadel 48–21
66 2007 Lexington, VA The Citadel 70–28
67 2011 Charleston, SC The Citadel 41–14
68 2012 Lexington, VA The Citadel 27–24
69 2013 Charleston, SC The Citadel 31–10
70 2014 Lexington, VA The Citadel 45–25
71 2015 Charleston, SC The Citadel 35–14
Series: The Citadel leads 39–30–2

Other varsity sports

Sport Last Matchup All-Time Series
Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record
Baseball March 25, 2016 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA The Citadel 10–2 272 The Citadel 78–29
March 26, 2016 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA VMI 8–3 269
March 27, 2016 Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA The Citadel 4–3 204
May 24, 2016 (Southern Conference Tournament) Fluor Field * Greenville, SC The Citadel 3-2 709
Basketball January 30, 2016 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC The Citadel 78–75 3,535 The Citadel 55–50
February 27, 2016 Cameron Hall • Lexington, VA VMI 111-95 3,327
Women's Soccer October 16, 2015 Patchin Field • Lexington, VA VMI 3–0 200 VMI 4–3
Wrestling November 6, 2015 McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC The Citadel 21–13 N/A VMI 39–23

Other uses

The historical rivalry between VMI and Virginia Tech (then commonly known as VAMC or VPI) was also dubbed the Military Classic of the South. First played in 1896, the annual matchup was played in Roanoke, Virginia beginning in 1913, with both corps of cadets arriving by train. The game became a Thanksgiving Day tradition in 1921, This rivalry ended in 1971 as Virginia Tech expanded and became primarily a civilian university with a small corps of cadets.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Citadel vs. VMI Trivia Challenge
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