1933 VMI Keydets football team

1933 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Duke +4–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +3–0–06–3–1
North Carolina2–1–04–5–0
VMI2–1–12–7–1
Washington and Lee1–1–14–4–2
Clemson1–1–03–6–2
VPI1–1–34–3–3
Virginia1–3–12–6–2
Maryland1–4–03–7–0
NC State0–4–01–5–3
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1933 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1933 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Emory & Henry*
L 0–20[2]
September 30vs. DukeL 6–3710,000[3]
October 7at Army*L 0–328,000[4]
October 14at Davidson*L 0–62,500[5]
October 21Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 19–13[6]
October 28at VirginiaW 13–129,000[7]
November 4vs. William & Mary*L 0–144,000[8]
November 11at Kentucky*L 6–21[9]
November 18at Richmond*L 0–15[10]
November 30vs. VPI
T 0–011,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1933 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Emory and Henry crushes VMI 20–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blue Devils score 37–6 win over Virginia Cadets". The News and Observer. October 1, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Army gallops, Jack Buckler stars as Cadets best V.M.I., 32 to 0". Nashville Banner. October 8, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hutchens intercepts pass to give Davidson 6–0 win over V.M.I." The Charlotte News. October 15, 1933. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "V.M.I. wins, 19 to 13". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Keydets battle way to victory over Va. eleven". Daily Press. October 29, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Indians whip Cadets by 14–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky turns back V.M.I. by score of 21 to 6". Messenger-Inquirer. November 12, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Richmond 15 vs. V.M.I. 0, the game, play-by-play". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 19, 1933. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "VMI, VPI tie 0–0 in gridiron classic". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 4, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.