Richmond–VMI football rivalry
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 10, 1893 VMI 34, Richmond 0 |
| Latest meeting | September 19, 2015 Richmond 42, VMI 10 |
| Next meeting | September 20, 2025 |
| 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) |
Locations of Richmond and VMI
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.