1923 VMI Keydets football team

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1923 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
VMI     9 1 0
Tennessee Docs     6 0 2
West Virginia     7 1 1
Loyola (LA)     5 1 1
Navy     5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 1 0
Quantico Marines     7 2 1
Wake Forest     6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Louisville     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Trinity (NC)     5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     5 4 0
Union (TN)     4 4 1
Catholic University
    4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     3 3 0
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Richmond     3 5 0
Georgetown     3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 6 0
Davidson     3 7 0
George Washington     2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 5 2
Marshall     1 7 0
Spring Hill     1 7 0

The 1923 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their 33rd season of organized football, during the 1923 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Blandy Clarkson, the Keydets went 9–1 and outscored opponents 224 to 23.[1] Tackle Charlie Barbour was All-Southern.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Quantico Marines
W 6–0
September 29
Lynchburg
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 33–0
October 6at Georgia TechL 7–10
October 13Roanoke
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–6
October 20at Virginia
W 35–0
October 27NC State
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 22–7[2]
November 3
Emory and Henry
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 46–0
November 10vs. North CarolinaW 9–010,000[3][4][5]
November 17at TennesseeW 33–0[6]
November 29vs. VPIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 6–014,000–15,000[7]

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