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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
VMI
Keydets
Southern
16
20% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Mercer
Bears
Southern
38
80% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 22.76
TOTAL POINTS
54
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
VMI
Mercer
|
61
D-
|
Overall |
95
A
|
|
63
D-
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
62
D-
|
Offensive |
95
A
|
|
66
D
|
Defensive |
90
B+
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
81
B-
|
|
82
B-
|
SoS (Future) |
81
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
VMI
Mercer
| 548 | Overall | 131 |
| 334 | Power | 147 |
| 365 | Offensive | 130 |
| 298 | Defensive | 167 |
| 200 | SoS (Current) | 206 |
| 200 | SoS (Future) | 206 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
VMI
Mercer
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
1-11 (8.3%) |
Overall |
9-3 (75%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Home |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-7 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
VMI
Mercer
| #657 Ferrum | Best Win | #231 East Tennessee St |
| #508 Samford | Worst Loss | #200 Presbyterian |
| 35 pts vs #657 Ferrum | Largest MOV | 62 pts vs #592 VMI |
| 62 pts vs #154 Mercer | Largest MOD | 47 pts vs #87 South Dakota |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
VMI
Mercer
| 15.9 | Points per Game | 36.2 |
| 37.6 | Points Against | 25.5 |
| 18.8 | Home PPG | 33.7 |
| 30.4 | Home PA | 20.2 |
| 13.9 | Away PPG | 38.7 |
| 42.7 | Away PA | 30.8 |
| 72-72 | Opponent Record | 65-80 |
| 318.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 296.2 |
| L 10 | Longest Streak | W 9 |
| L 10 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
VMI
Mercer
| Nov 22 vs Western Carolina (7-5) L 6-48 | Dec 6 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 0-47 |
| Nov 15 at Furman (6-6) L 14-32 | Nov 22 at Auburn (5-7) L 17-62 |
| Nov 8 vs Wofford (6-6) L 10-52 | Nov 15 vs Chattanooga (5-7) W 63-17 |
| Nov 1 at The Citadel (4-8) L 24-35 | Nov 8 at Western Carolina (7-5) W 49-47 |
| Oct 25 at Mercer (9-3) L 0-62 | Nov 1 at Furman (6-6) W 52-28 |
| Oct 18 vs Samford (1-11) L 22-24 | Oct 25 vs VMI (1-11) W 62-0 |
| Oct 11 at East Tennessee St (7-5) L 10-45 | Oct 11 at Princeton (3-7) W 38-14 |
| Oct 4 vs Chattanooga (5-7) L 14-21 | Oct 4 vs Samford (1-11) W 45-21 |
| Sep 20 at Richmond (7-5) L 14-38 | Sep 27 at East Tennessee St (7-5) W 38-34 |
| Sep 13 at Bucknell (5-7) L 28-35 | Sep 20 at The Citadel (4-8) W 38-0 |
| Sep 6 vs Ferrum (4-7) W 42-7 | Sep 13 vs Wofford (6-6) W 22-21 |
| Aug 30 at (21) Navy (11-2) L 7-52 | Aug 30 vs Presbyterian (10-2) L 10-15 |
