1896 VMI Keydets football team

The 1896 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their sixth season of organized football. The Keydets had a 3–4 record, marking the first losing season in program history.[1]

1896 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record3–4
Head coach
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Centre      6 0 1
Texas A&M      2 0 1
Oklahoma      2 0 0
North Carolina A&M      1 0 0
Virginia      7 2 2
VPI      5 2 1
Arkansas      2 1 0
Navy      5 3 0
Clemson      2 1 0
VMI      3 4 0
North Carolina      3 4 1
Furman      2 3 0
West Virginia      3 7 2
South Carolina      1 3 0
Erskine      0 1 0
William & Mary      0 2 0
Delaware      0 6 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
UnknownWashington and LeeW 12–0
October 31St. John's (MD)
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–0
November 7Allegheny Institute
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 42–0
November 11vs. VirginiaL 0–46
November 18St. Alban's
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–22
November 21at Washington and Lee
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–6
November 262:30pm[2]vs. VPIL 0–242,000[2]

[1]

References

  1. 2010 VMI Football Record Book
  2. "Blacksburg Beats V.M.I." The Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2015.


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