1936 VMI Keydets football team

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1936 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1936 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their tenth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Wofford*
W 19–0[2]
September 26South Carolina
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 24–73,000[3]
October 3at Kentucky*L 0–38[4]
October 10at DavidsonL 13–38[5]
October 17at Columbia*L 0–385,000[6]
October 24at RichmondW 20–0[7]
October 31Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 12–64,000[8]
November 7at William & MaryW 21–03,000[9]
November 14at MarylandW 13–79,000[10]
November 26vs. VPI
L 0–617,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1936 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. beats Wofford". The State. September 20, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. Crushes Gallant S. C. Sophomores, 24 To 7". The News Leader. Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Too much for V.M.I., Kentucky's great team beats Cadets, 38 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson swamps V.M.I., 38 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 4, 1936). "Schulze, Columbia kicking star, injures ankle as Lions conquer V.M.I.". The New York Times. p. S1.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. breaks Spider jinx". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 25, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. beats Virginia in last minute, 12 to 6". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia Cadets top Indian crew". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.M.I. victors over Maryland by 13 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gobblers defeat squadron, 6 to 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.