1920 VMI Keydets football team

1920 VMI Keydets football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0 (5–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Davidson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
George Washington 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 30th season of organized football, during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Blandy Clarkson, the Keydets went 9–0 and outscored opponents 431 to 20.[1] College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Leech starred on the team, leading the nation in scoring with 210 points.[2] Leech was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp. The season included the first instance of the rivalry with The Citadel, which would later become known as the Military Classic of the South. The team was nicknamed "The Flying Squadron."

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 54–0[3]
October 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 136–0[4]
October 9at Virginia
W 22–6[5]
October 16vs. The Citadel*
W 35–0[6]
October 23at Penn*
W 27–718,000[7]
October 30NC State
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–0[8]
November 6at North Carolina
W 23–0[9]
November 13Catholic University
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 96–0[10]
November 252:30 p.m.vs. VPI
W 24–715,000–20,000[11][12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

[1][14]

References

  1. ^ a b VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "VMI Athletic History". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. easily defeats Roanoke College boys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. scores 136 to Hampden–Sidney's 0 in game turned rout". The Roanoke Times. October 2, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. defeats U. of VA.; 22 to 6". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Military Institute overwhelms Citadel eleven by score of 35 to 0". The Lynchburg News. October 17, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Institute creates football surprise by walloping Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Flying Cadets defeat State". The Lynchburg News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. starts early". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Flying Squadron swamps Catholic". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  13. ^ "V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  14. ^ The 1920 schedule
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