1926 VMI Keydets football team

The 1926 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

1926 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →

1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 0 9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 8 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 6 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 4 2 1 6 2 2
VPI 3 2 1 5 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 3 3 0 5 4 0
LSU 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0 5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0 3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1 5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0 2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1 2 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 1 2 6 1
NC State 0 4 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
The game against Georgia Tech

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Wofford*
W 20–0[2]
September 25Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 10–0[3]
October 2at Georgia TechL 0–13[4]
October 9Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–13[5]
October 16Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–14[6]
October 23vs. NC StateW 7–0[7]
October 30vs. Davidson*Lynchburg, VAW 12–7[8]
November 6at North CarolinaL 0–28[9]
November 13vs. KentuckyW 10–9[10]
November 25vs. VPI
L 7–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1926 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wofford eleven suffers defeat". The Sunday Record. September 19, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Cadets defeat Richmond University". The News and Observer. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech beats V.M.I." The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Roanoke wins". The Sunday Record. October 10, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers too much for V.M.I. taking game by touchdown". Daily Press. October 17, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadets defeat Carolina State in aerial dash". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson loses to Flying Squadron, 12–7". The Sunday Citizen. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carolina defeats V.M.I." The News and Observer. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Flying Squadron downs Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gobblers Defeat V.M.I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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