1914 VMI Keydets football team

1914 VMI Keydets football
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Record4–4
Head coach
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1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 2 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

The 1914 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their 24th season of organized football. Under head coach Frank Gorton, the Keydets held a 4–4 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Hampden–Sydney
W 29–7
October 3Richmond
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 10–0
October 10William & Mary
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 38–0
October 17Gaullaudet
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–0
October 24at Georgia TechL 7–28
November 7vs. North Carolina
L 7–30
November 14vs. ClemsonL 23–27
November 263:00pm[2]vs. VPI
L 0–35,000[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "Brilliant Scene Promised When V.M.I. Meets V.P.I." The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "V.P.I Victor Over U. M. I. on a Drop Kick". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ The 1915 Bomb