1929 VMI Keydets football team

The 1929 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1929 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2.[1]

1929 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Hampden–Sydney*
W 19–0[2]
September 28Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 40–0[3]
October 5vs. FloridaL 7–12[4]
October 12The Citadel*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 13–7[5]
October 19at VirginiaW 20–7[6]
October 26vs. MarylandW 7–6[7]
November 2at Davidson*W 12–6[8]
November 9vs. ClemsonW 12–0[9]
November 16Kentucky
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 12–23[10]
November 28vs. VPI
W 14–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1929 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. swamps Hampden–Sydney". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets whip Richmond easily". The Sunday Citizen. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators repulse closing threat of V.M.I. to win 12–7 victory here". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. barely defeats fighting Citadel Cadets". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. in triumph over Virginia, 20–7". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadet team is pressed to win, 7–6, in game here". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Military Institute overpowers Davidson, winning by 12 to 6". The Charlotte News. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hawkins star of Cadets' win over Clemson College". Daily Press. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "University of Kentucky stages comeback in last half to defeat Keydets 23 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Keydets are state champions". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.