1916 VMI Keydets football team

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1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Georgetown 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
George Washington 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Richmond 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
VMI 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
St. John’s (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 26th season of organized football. Led by third-year head coach Frank Gorton, the Keydets went 4–5.[1] After a 3–0 start with three shutout victories, VMI lost five out of their final six games.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 30 Hampden–Sydney* W 19–0
October 7 William & Mary
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
 W 66–0
October 14 Gallaudet*
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
 W 54–0
October 21 at Maryland State* College Park, MD L 9–15
October 28 at North Carolina L 13–38
November 4 Catholic University
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
 L 14–16
November 11 vs. Clemson* Richmond, VA W 37–7
November 18 Virginia
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
 L 7–20
November 30 2:30 p.m. vs. VPI L 14–23 5,000 [2][3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^

    “Football Enthusiasm Runs High in Roanoke”. The World News. Library of Virginia. November 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ “Cadets are Defeated After Freakish Game”. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. December 1, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ^ The 1917 Bomb