1916 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (1–4 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVMI Parade Ground
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Georgetown 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –0 –05 –2 –2
George Washington 2 –1 –03 –3 –1
North Carolina 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
Catholic University 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Richmond 1 –3 –15 –4 –2
VMI 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
William & Mary 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
North Carolina A&M 0 –4 –02 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Hampden–Sydney*
W 19–0
October 7William & Mary
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 66–0
October 14Gallaudet*
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 54–0
October 21at Maryland State*College Park, MDL 9–15
October 28at North Carolina
L 13–38
November 4Catholic University
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–16
November 11vs. Clemson*Richmond, VAW 37–7
November 18Virginia
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–20
November 302:30 p.m.vs. VPI
L 14–235,000[2][3]
  • *Non-conference game

[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 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
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