VMI–William & Mary football rivalry
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The VMI–William & Mary football rivalry [1][2] between the VMI Keydets and the William & Mary Tribe is a match-up between two historic public universities, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary, in the state of Virginia. While the rivalry has lost intensity since William & Mary departed from the Southern Conference in 1977, the Tribe and Keydets maintain the series through frequent non-conference match-ups. The series is the second-longest for William & Mary (after the Capital Cup with Richmond), and the longest for VMI at 88 games. The football series began in 1905 and has been played a total of 88 times as of 2011.
First meeting | October 28, 1905 VMI 23 – W&M 0 |
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Latest meeting | September 10, 2011 W&M 27 – VMI 7 |
Next meeting | August 31, 2024 |
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All-time series | W&M leads, 53–33–2 |
Largest victory | VMI, 66–0 (1916) |
Longest win streak | W&M, 25 (1986–present) |
Current win streak | W&M, 25 (1986–present) |