The 1954 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6.[1]
| 1954 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 West Virginia $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Davidson |
| L 0–19 | 5,000 | [2] |
| September 25 | at George Washington |
| W 16–14 | 5,000 | [3] |
| October 2 | at Richmond | W 19–6 | 6,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Boston College* | L 0–44 | 7,941 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Virginia* | L 0–21 | 17,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | vs. No. 10 West Virginia | L 6–40 | 11,000 | [7] | |
| October 30 | vs. Florida State* | L 19–33 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| November 6 | vs. William & Mary | W 21–0 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 13 | The Citadel |
| W 42–0 | [10] | |
| November 25 | vs. No. 16 VPI |
| L 9–46 | 26,000 | [11] |
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References edit
- ^ "1954 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Wildcats rip VMI, 19–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Royce Jones leads VMI to upset". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI blasted, 44–0 by Boston College in offensive show". Daily News. October 10, 1954. p. 5C. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI beaten by Cavaliers". The News and Observer. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Freshman paces FSU over VMI". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI tumbles Tribe, 21–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI trounces Citadel, 42–0". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VTech's dazzling speed puts Moseley over hump". The Richmond News Leader. November 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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