1950 VMI Keydets football team

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1950 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 1 9 0 1
VMI 5 1 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 1 2
Maryland 4 1 1 7 2 1
Duke 5 2 0 7 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 1 3 5 2
George Washington 4 3 0 5 4 0
NC State 4 4 1 5 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 0 4 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 1 3 4 2
Furman 2 4 0 2 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 0 2 8 0
Davidson 1 5 0 3 6 0
Richmond 1 8 0 2 8 0
VPI 0 8 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1950 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1950 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. William & MaryW 25–19[2]
September 29at George Washington
L 12–1515,000[3]
October 7at RichmondW 26–147,000[4]
October 14at Texas A&M*L 0–5220,000[5]
October 21at Virginia*L 13–2622,000[6]
October 28
Catawba*
L 13–146,000[7]
November 4at DavidsonW 46–66,000[8]
November 11at Georgia Tech*W 14–1322,000[9]
November 18The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 13–7[10]
November 23vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 27–025,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1950 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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  11. ^ "Big Red trounces Gobblers 27–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.