1924 VMI Keydets football team

1924 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Hammond
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alabama $5–0–08–1–0
Florida2–0–16–2–2
Georgia5–1–07–3–0
Tulane4–1–08–1–0
Washington and Lee4–1–16–3–1
South Carolina3–2–07–3–0
Sewanee *3–2–06–4–0
Mississippi A&M3–2–05–4–0
Virginia3–2–05–4–0
Georgia Tech3–2–15–3–1
Vanderbilt *3–3–06–3–1
VPI2–2–34–2–3
VMI2–3–16–3–1
Kentucky2–3–04–5–0
North Carolina2–3–04–5–0
Auburn2–4–14–4–1
Maryland1–2–13–3–3
NC State1–4–12–4–2
LSU0–3–05–4–0
Ole Miss0–3–04–5–0
Clemson0–3–02–6–0
Tennessee0–4–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1924 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20Wofford*
W 33–0[2]
September 27Emory & Henry*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 39–0[3]
October 4at Georgia Tech
L 0–3[4]
October 11Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 28–0[5]
October 18Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–13[6]
October 25vs. NC State
W 17–7[7]
November 1Hampden–Sydney*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 25–0[8]
November 8at North Carolina
L 0–3[9]
November 15at Kentucky
W 10–3[10]
November 27vs. VPI
T 0–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1924 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Flying squadron defeats Terriers". The State. September 21, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "V.M.I. in easy win over Emory and Henry". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech defeats V.M.I. Cadets by 3 to 0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Flying Cadets walk away with Roanoke squad". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Virginia Cavaliers get sweet revenge over V.M.I. by beating them by 13 to 0". Daily Press. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Flying squadron wins colorful grid battle from Carolina State". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 26, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Flying Cadets in avalanche over Hampden–Sydney". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "V.M.I. loses by field goal to Tarheels 3–0". Nashville Banner. November 9, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "V.M.I. Cadets triumph 10–3". The Knoxville Journal and Tribune. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Virginia teams battle to a tie". The News and Observer. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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