1935 VMI Keydets football team

The 1935 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1935 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their ninth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1.[1]

1935 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 12 North Carolina 4 1 0 8 1 0
Maryland 3 1 1 7 2 2
Clemson 2 1 0 6 3 0
VPI 3 3 1 4 3 2
NC State 2 2 0 6 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 3 1 3 4 1
Virginia 0 3 2 1 5 4
South Carolina 1 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 0 3 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Hampden–Sydney*Lynchburg, VAW 26–0[2]
September 28at Tulane*L 0–4415,000[3]
October 5at Columbia*L 0–12[4]
October 12Richmond*
L 6–135,000[5]
October 19Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–6[6]
October 26at VirginiaT 0–08,000[7]
November 2at William & Mary*W 19–0[8]
November 9at North CarolinaL 0–567,000[9]
November 16Davidson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–14[10]
November 28vs. VPI
L 6–1212,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1935 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cadet laterals, passes trounce Tigers, 26 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 22, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane runs over V.M.I. Cadet team by 44 to 0 margin". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 29, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Columbia trips V.M.I. by 12–0 as Barabas stars". Brooklyn Times Union. October 6, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond downs V.M.I." Chattanooga Daily Times. October 13, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. loses to Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. and Virginia battle to 0–0 tie". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. laterals feature contest". The Miami News. November 3, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tar Heels roll up 56–0 win". The News and Observer. November 10, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson wins over Cadets in muddy battle". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1935. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gobblers win state title by 12–6 Score". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.