NCAA FCS Southern

VMI football predictions & picks

Southern

2026 record: 0-10
Southern: 10th
PPG: 8.8
Streak: L10
Last 5: Lost 3–54 vs Mercer · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 14–41 at Wofford · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 0–38 vs East Tennessee State · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 10–24 at Chattanooga · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 14–66 at Tennessee Tech · Sat, Nov 7

VMI next game

Wk 11

VMI vs12:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 The Citadel

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

VMI 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Idaho State Idaho St L10–38 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Virginia Tech Virginia Tech L3–73 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Bucknell Bucknell L3–14 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Davidson Davidson L24–27 OT —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Samford Samford L7–45 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Mercer Mercer L3–54 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Wofford Wofford L14–41 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs East Tennessee State ETSU L0–38 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Chattanooga Chattanooga L10–24 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech L14–66 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs The Citadel The Citadel 12:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Furman Furman 11:00 AM ET Pick coming soon

VMI team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 8.8/ game 127th

Total yards 194.3/ game 127th

Passing yards 72.7/ game 127th

Rushing yards 121.6/ game 92nd

Third-down conversions 27.2% 123rd

Giveaways 1.3/ game 50th

Time of possession 29:21 71st

Defense

Points allowed 42.0/ game 123rd

Yards allowed 488.3/ game 126th

Passing yards allowed 269.2/ game 118th

Rushing yards allowed 219.1/ game 123rd

Takeaways 0.8/ game 116th

Penalties 3.9/ game 3rd

VMI leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Ian Reynolds 537yds 1 TD · 5 INT · 41.3% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Leo Boehling 467yds 2 TD · 3.4 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Traveion Slaughter 150yds 13 catches · 0 TD · 10 games

Tackles Nic Land 64 8 games

Sacks Jacob Moore 5 7 games

Interceptions Terry Dorsey 2 10 games

Southern standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 910 9-1 .900 356203 +153 W5

2 Mercer Mercer 820 8-2 .800 287163 +124 W6

3 East Tennessee State ETSU 640 6-4 .600 319236 +83 L2

4 Chattanooga Chattanooga 640 6-4 .600 212130 +82 L1

5 Wofford Wofford 550 5-5 .500 227221 +6 L2

6 Western Carolina W Carolina 550 5-5 .500 292297 −5 W2

7 Samford Samford 460 4-6 .400 190229 −39 W3

8 Furman Furman 370 3-7 .300 171211 −40 W1

9 The Citadel The Citadel 280 2-8 .200 181322 −141 L5

10 VMI VMI 0100 0-10 .000 88420 −332 L10

VMI FAQ

Who does VMI play next?

Next up for VMI: home against The Citadel, Saturday, November 14, 12:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is VMI’s record this season?

VMI is 0-10, 10th in the Southern.

Who leads VMI in passing yards?

Ian Reynolds, with 537 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (1 TD · 5 INT · 41.3% comp. · 9 games).

Southern rivals

All teams

Chattanooga East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Samford Tennessee Tech The Citadel Western Carolina Wofford

VMI this week

VMI is 0-10, 0-6 in Southern play. Its last game was a 66–14 loss to Tennessee Tech on November 7, its 10th in a row. Its offense averages 8.8 points a game (127th in FCS), and its defense allows 42.0 (123rd).

Next up, VMI hosts The Citadel on Saturday, November 14 at 12:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.