1900 VMI Keydets football team

The 1900 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their tenth season of organized football. The Keydets went 4–1–2 under their new head coach Sam Walker.

1900 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor     3 0 0
Davidson     4 1 0
Centre     4 1 1
Virginia     7 2 1
Georgetown     5 1 3
VMI     4 1 2
Oklahoma     3 1 1
Kendall     2 1 0
Marshall     1 0 2
Navy     6 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 1
South Carolina     4 3 0
West Virginia     4 3 0
VPI     3 3 1
Texas A&M     2 2 1
Richmond     3 4 0
Maryland     3 4 1
Delaware     2 3 1
William & Mary     1 2 0
Furman     0 2 1
North Carolina A&M     0 4 0

The team's All-Southern Tackle was George C. Marshall, who went on to serve as Army Chief of Staff during World War II, and Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under President Truman.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Washington and LeeW 11–0
October 24Virginia
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
T 0–0
November 3St. Alban's
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
T 0–0
November 103:35 p.m.vs. GeorgetownL 10–17500–1500[1][2][3][4]
November 17Washington and Lee
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 41–0
November 24Hampton Athletic Club
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 18–0
November 29vs. VPIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 5–0

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References edit

  1. ^ "Both Teams Here: Ready For Play". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 10, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Cadets Are Beaten". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Virginia Lost In Hard Battle". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Virginia Lost In Hard Battle (continued)". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Virginia Military Institute (September 13, 2018). "Bomb". Virginia Military Institute – via Internet Archive.