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1896 VMI Keydets football team

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1896 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Seasons
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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 LeeW 12–0
October 31St. John's (MD)
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–0
November 7Allegheny Institute
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 42–0
November 11vs. VirginiaL 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. VPIL 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.