1949 VMI Keydets football team

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1949 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1949 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Quantico Marines*
L 7–146,000[2]
October 1vs. George Washington
W 14–7[3]
October 8at
Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
    		• L 6–5410,000[4]
    October 15at Richmond
    		W 14–712,000[5]
    October 22vs. Virginia*
    • City Stadium
    • Lynchburg, VA
    		L 13–3210,000[6]
    October 29at No. 2 Army*
    		L 14–4015,555[7]
    November 5Davidsondagger
    • Alumni Field
    • Lexington, VA
    		W 47–6[8]
    November 12at The Citadel
    		L 14–198,000[9]
    November 24vs. VPI
    		T 28–2825,500[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1949 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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    10. ^ "Rivals deadlock in thriller". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.


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