VMI–Richmond football rivalry
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 10, 1893 VMI 34, Richmond 0 |
| Latest meeting | September 19, 2015 Richmond 42, VMI 10 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Trophy | None |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 90 |
| All-time series | Richmond leads, 45–40–5 |
| Largest victory | VMI, 79–0 (1901) |
| Longest win streak | Richmond, 12 (1997–present) |
| Current win streak | Richmond, 12 (1997–present) |
The Richmond–VMI football rivalry is a college football rivalry played between the VMI Keydets and the Richmond Spiders, representing the Virginia Military Institute and University of Richmond, respectively. The series began in 1893, two years after VMI fielded its first football team in 1891, and three years after Richmond's first football team was formed in 1890.
Aside from one year in 1992 in which the game was played in Norfolk, Virginia, the series has always been played at either VMI or Richmond.
Founded in 1839 on the site of the Lexington state arsenal, the Virginia Military Institute, the nation's oldest state-supported military college, first began football in 1873 which featured a one-game season, though the first official team was not fielded until 18 years later in 1891. The Keydets play their home games at 10,000-seat Alumni Memorial Field, their home since 1962.
The University of Richmond, a private, nonsectarian university, was founded in 1830 as "Richmond College". The Spiders began playing football in 1890, and won their first national championship in 2008 by defeating Montana 24–7. Richmond plays their home games at 7,800-seat E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.
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