1914 VMI Keydets football team

1914 VMI Keydets football
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1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas   –   8 – 0 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   9 – 1 – 1
Delaware   –   7 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   5 – 1 – 1
Birmingham   –   3 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 2 – 0
Presbyterian   –   4 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma A&M   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Rice   –   3 – 2 – 3
North Texas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
  –   4 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Baylor   –   3 – 5 – 2
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 5 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Furman   –   2 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Stetson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 7 – 0
Catholic University   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1914 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their 24th season of organized football. Under head coach Frank Gorton, the Keydets held a 4–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Hampden–Sydney
W 29–7
October 3Richmond
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 10–0
October 10William & Mary
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 38–0
October 17Gaullaudet
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–0
October 24at Georgia TechL 7–28
November 7vs. North Carolina
L 7–30
November 14vs. ClemsonL 23–27
November 263:00pm[2]vs. VPI
L 0–35,000[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "Brilliant Scene Promised When V.M.I. Meets V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "V.P.I Victor Over U. M. I. on a Drop Kick". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ The 1915 Bomb