Program · never held the belt · belt games 1934–1949

VMI

2Belt games

0–2Record

0Reigns

VMI has lined up against the belt holder 2 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 6–29 to Columbia on October 13, 1934. Embed the VMI belt badge →

By the numbers

VMI and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt2

belt games as the challenger, 1934–1949 · record 0–2

Closest call23 pts

lost 6–29 to Columbia on October 13, 1934

Last shot14–40

October 29, 1949 against Army

Holders faced2

Columbia and Army, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it64th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and VMI right now

Every path →

No path yet

Nothing on VMI’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

2 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

October 29, 1949 · VMI at Army 14–40lost by 26 October 13, 1934 · VMI at Columbia 6–29lost by 23

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.