1919 VMI Keydets football team

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1919 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (4–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVMI Parade Ground
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 0 0 7 3 0
Maryland State 4 1 0 5 4 0
NC State 3 1 0 7 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 0 4 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 0 8 1 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 2 0
Richmond 2 2 1 5 2 2
Virginia 1 1 1 2 5 2
VPI 2 4 0 5 4 0
William & Mary 1 3 0 2 6 1
Catholic University 0 1 0 1 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 0 0 2 0
Davidson 0 4 0 4 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1919 college football season as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In their only year under head coach Red Fleming, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Hampden–Sydney*
W 3–0[2]
October 10vs. William & Mary
W 21–3[3]
October 18at Virginia*L 0–7[4]
November 1vs. NC State
L 0–21[5]
October 25vs. DavidsonLynchburg, VAW 14–7[6]
November 8at North CarolinaW 29–7[7]
November 15Roanoke*
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 41–0[8]
November 27vs. VPI
W 13–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1919 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. defeats Tigers". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 28, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indians bow to Cadets in hard-fought battle". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 11, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia takes game from cripples Cadets". The Winston-Salem Journal. October 19, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carolina Techs win from Cadets". The News and Observer. November 2, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson loses by seven points". The News and Observer. October 26, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. team defeats U. of North Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cadets gain at will, trim Roanoke College". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. outclassed the Tech eleven". Daily Press. November 28, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.