The Zeitgeist List · coaching
VMI: a football coaching history
See VMI’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
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John McKenna
already the greatest coach in VMI history by the numbers
VMI's highest stature since 1968
Stature & coaches, 1936–1981
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
1953–1965
John McKennacaretaker
John McKenna moved VMI from Regional Program III to Regional Program I in 13 seasons.
Regional Program I
62–60
1949–1952
Regional Program III
19–18