Military Classic of the South

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 victoriesVMI victoriesTie games
#DateLocationWinnerScore
11920Lynchburg, VAVMI35–0
21929Lexington, VAVMI12–7
31930Charleston, SCThe Citadel7–6
41931Lexington, VATie13–13
51932Charleston, SCThe Citadel12–6
61937Lexington, VAVMI27–0
71946Lexington, VAVMI21–6
81947Charleston, SCThe Citadel7–6
91948Lexington, VAVMI34–6
101949Charleston, SCThe Citadel19–14
111950Lexington, VAVMI13–7
121951Charleston, SCVMI27–21
131952Lexington, VAVMI20–19
141953Charleston, SCVMI14–0
151954Lexington, VAVMI42–0
161955Charleston, SCVMI14–7
171957Lexington, VAVMI33–7
181958Charleston, SCThe Citadel14–6
191959Lexington, VAVMI32–8
201960Charleston, SCVMI20–6
211961Lexington, VAThe Citadel14–8
221962Charleston, SCVMI16–7
231963Lexington, VAVMI33–8
241964Charleston, SCThe Citadel17–0
251965Lexington, VAVMI21–7
261966Charleston, SCThe Citadel30–14
271967Roanoke, VAVMI22–11
281968Charleston, SCThe Citadel13–8
291969Lexington, VAThe Citadel28–2
301970Charleston, SCThe Citadel56–9
311971Lexington, VAThe Citadel25–24
321972Charleston, SCThe Citadel42–3
331973Lexington, VAVMI23–6
341974Charleston, SCVMI20–9
351975Lexington, VAThe Citadel6–3
361976Charleston, SCVMI30–14
#DateLocationWinnerScore
371977Lexington, VAVMI19–3
381978Charleston, SCThe Citadel14–3
391979Lexington, VAThe Citadel37–6
401980Charleston, SCThe Citadel28–0
411981Norfolk, VAVMI14–0
421982Charleston, SCThe Citadel21–7
431983Lexington, VAThe Citadel27–16
441984Charleston, SCThe Citadel27–24
451985Lexington, VATie14–14
461986Charleston, SCVMI47–30
471987Charleston, SCVMI7–3
481988Norfolk, VAThe Citadel31–20
491989Lexington, VAVMI20–10
501990Charleston, SCThe Citadel23–3
511991Norfolk, VAThe Citadel17–14
521992Charleston, SCThe Citadel50–0
531993Charleston, SCThe Citadel34–33
541994Norfolk, VAThe Citadel58–14
551995Charleston, SCVMI34–7
561996Lexington, VAVMI34–27
571997Charleston, SCThe Citadel28–6
581998Lexington, VAThe Citadel36–10
591999Charleston, SCThe Citadel14–7
602000Lexington, VAVMI41–21
612001Charleston, SCThe Citadel49–7
622002Charlotte, NCVMI23–21
632003Charlotte, NCThe Citadel27–23
642005Lexington, VAThe Citadel22–14
652006Charleston, SCThe Citadel48–21
662007Lexington, VAThe Citadel70–28
672011Charleston, SCThe Citadel41–14
682012Lexington, VAThe Citadel27–24
692013Charleston, SCThe Citadel31–10
702014Lexington, VAThe Citadel45–25
712015Charleston, SCThe Citadel35–14
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 77–29
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
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 95–111 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
    2. ↑ "CSTV Adds VMI-Citadel "Military Classic of the South" To Fall Football Line-Up". Big South Conference. July 11, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
    3. ↑ "From The Beginning ... To The Beamer Era". Virginia Tech Hokies. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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