1896 VMI Keydets football team

1896 VMI Keydets football
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1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
Clemson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   1 – 1 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 1
Furman   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss   –   1 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 7 – 2
South Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Erskine   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   0 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   0 – 6 – 0

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
UnknownWashington and Lee
W 12–0
October 31St. John's (MD)
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–0
November 7Allegheny Institute
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 42–0
November 11vs. Virginia
L 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. VPI
L 0–242,000[2]

[1]

References

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