1934 VMI Keydets football team

1934 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1934 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee $4–0–07–3–0
North Carolina2–0–17–1–1
Duke3–1–07–2–0
Maryland3–1–07–3–0
Clemson2–1–05–4–0
VPI3–3–05–5–0
South Carolina2–3–05–4–0
NC State1–3–12–6–1
Virginia1–4–03–6–0
VMI0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1934 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their eighth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Duke
L 0–46[2]
October 6at South Carolina
L 6–2210,000[3]
October 13at Columbia*
L 6–2918,000[4]
October 202:30 p.m.at Richmond*
L 0–79,000[5][6][7][8][9]
October 27Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 13–176,000[10]
November 3vs. William & Mary*
W 13–63,500[11]
November 12at Maryland
L 0–238,000[12]
November 17at Davidson*
L 13–27[13]
November 29vs. VPI
L 0–1310,000[14]

References

  1. ↑ "1934 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Duke displays real power after getting slow start". The News and Observer. September 30, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gamecocks open Southern Conference season with 22 to 6 win". The State. October 7, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Columbia beats V.M.I. in first home play 29–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cadets, With Better Reserves, Feel Confident of Beating Spiders Here Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Houston, Charles (October 21, 1934). "Spiders Beats Cadets, 7-0, By 'Sleeping End' Trick". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 1. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ Houston, Charles (October 21, 1934). "End 'Sleeps' on 1st Play For Margin (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 15. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Houston, Charles (October 21, 1934). "Spiders Whip Cadets, 7 to 0, On Trick Play (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ Lidman, David (October 21, 1934). "Richmond 7; V. M. I. 0; The Game, Play-by-Play". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 18. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ "Last quarter comeback gives Virginia 17–13 victory". Nashville Banner. October 28, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Flying Squadron repulses Indians". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 4, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Maryland conquers Virginiaa Military Institute, 22 To 0, at Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Cats beat V.M.I. in sensational game". The Charlotte News. November 18, 1934. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "VPI subdues Cadets on muddy field 13–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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