The Military Classic of the South is an American college football rivalry game played by The Citadel Bulldogs football team of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the VMI Keydets football team of the Virginia Military Institute. The teams first played in 1920, but the trophy that is currently awarded, the Silver Shako, was introduced in 1976. The game has been played nearly continuously since World War II, with no matchup in 1956, 2004, and 2008–2010. While VMI's rosters remain strictly cadets-only, today The Citadel allows all students on its athletic teams. The Citadel Bulldogs have won the past nine meetings and thirteen of the last fifteen; they lead the series 39–30–2. At one point in 1967, the Keydets led the series 18–8–1. The Military Classic is the thirteenth