1928 VMI Keydets football team

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1928 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0 8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0 7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0 6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1 6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2 5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1 4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1 6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1 5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1 4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0 2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1928 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 5–3–2.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22
Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–7[2]
September 29Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
T 6–6[3]
October 6at Georgia TechL 0–13[4]
October 13Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 31–13[5]
October 20Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 9–0[6]
October 27vs. MarylandT 0–0[7]
November 3Davidson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 13–0[8]
November 10vs. ClemsonLynchburg, VAL 0–12[9]
November 17at KentuckyL 6–18[10]
November 29vs. VPI
W 16-6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1928 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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  11. ^ "V.M.I. triumphs over V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.