1926 VMI Keydets football team

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1926 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →

1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 0 9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0 8 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 6 4 0
Georgia 4 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 4 2 1 6 2 2
VPI 3 2 1 5 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 1 4 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 3 3 0 5 4 0
LSU 3 3 0 6 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0 5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0 3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1 5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0 2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1 2 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 1 2 6 1
NC State 0 4 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

The game against Georgia Tech

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Wofford*
W 20–0[2]
September 25Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 10–0[3]
October 2at Georgia TechL 0–13[4]
October 9Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–13[5]
October 16Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–14[6]
October 23vs. NC StateW 7–0[7]
October 30vs. Davidson*Lynchburg, VAW 12–7[8]
November 6at
Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • L 0–28[9]
    November 13vs. KentuckyW 10–9[10]
    November 25vs. VPI
    L 7–14[11]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "1926 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
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    11. ^ "Gobblers Defeat V.M.I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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