1932 VMI Keydets football team

1932 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1932 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Tennessee +7–0–19–0–1
Auburn +6–0–19–0–1
LSU +4–0–06–3–1
VPI6–1–08–1–0
Vanderbilt4–1–26–1–2
NC State3–1–16–1–2
Alabama5–2–08–2–0
Tulane5–2–16–2–1
Duke5–3–07–3–0
Georgia Tech4–4–14–5–1
Kentucky4–5–04–5–0
Virginia2–3–05–4–0
Ole Miss2–3–05–6–0
Georgia2–4–22–5–2
Maryland2–4–05–6–0
North Carolina2–5–13–5–2
South Carolina1–2–15–4–2
VMI1–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–4–01–9–0
Florida1–6–03–6–0
Clemson0–4–03–5–1
Mississippi State0–4–03–5–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1932 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17King (TN)*
W 18–6[2]
September 24at KentuckyL 0–23[3]
October 1Duke
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–44[4]
October 8at The Citadel*L 6–12[5]
October 15Davidson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–12[6]
October 22Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–4[7]
October 29vs. MarylandL 7–12[8]
November 5vs. William & Mary*L 7–20[9]
November 12Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 0–7[10]
November 24vs. VPI
L 0–26[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1932 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "King College holds Virginia Military Institute to 18 to 6 win at Lexington". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 18, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Kentucky crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke crushes V.M.I. eleven". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Citadel crashes to decision over V.M.I." The State. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wingfield and MacKorell lead Cats to win". The Charlotte News. October 16, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "V.M.I. wins close one over Cavaliers". The Palm Beach Post. October 23, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "William and Mary outrushes V.M.I." Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dobson's sprint leads Spiders to 7–0 victory over Cadets". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 13, 1932. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gobblers prove too powerful for Keydets". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.