1925 VMI Keydets football team

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1925 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →

1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 0 0 9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0 8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1 5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1 5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 1
VMI 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 0 2 1 5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
Team captain Paul Caldwell

The 1925 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1925 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Wofford*
W 9–0[2]
September 26Emory & Henry*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 46–0[3]
October 2at Georgia TechL 0–33[4]
October 10Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 17–14[5]
October 17at VirginiaL 10–18[6]
October 24vs. NC State
W 27–6[7]
October 31Lynchburg*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 33–0[8]
November 7vs. North Carolina
  • Mayo Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 11–23[9]
November 14vs. KentuckyL 0–7[10]
November 26vs. VPI
L 0–7[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1925 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Flying Cadets win first game". The State. September 20, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Emory and Henry team smothered by V.M.I." The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Golden Tornado beats V.M.I. 33 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke battles V.M.I. to close score". Daily Press. October 11, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. downed by Virginia". Daily Press. October 18, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. amasses great lead in first period to beat North Carolina". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 25, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Varied attack gives V.M.I. grid victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tar Heels overcome lead piled up by Flying Cadets in opening stages to emerge victors, 23–11". The Asheville Citizen. November 9, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Touchdown by King gives State 7 to 0 victory over V.M.I.: Wildcats use passes to great advantage in Charleston battle". The Courier-Journal. November 15, 1925. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flying Squadron Loses Thrilling Turkey Day Battle To Ancient Rivals--Va. Tech 7; V. M. I. 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "Virginia Poly Winner Over Flying Squadron". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.