1952 VMI Keydets football team

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1952 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0 5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0 5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1 3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0 2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0 1 9 0
Maryland     7 2 0
Clemson     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1952 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. William & MaryL 13–3412,000[2]
September 26at Miami (FL)*L 0–4535,542[3]
October 4Richmond
W 28–144,000[4]
October 10at Florida State*W 28–76,227[5]
October 18vs. No. 11 Virginia*L 14–3323,000[6]
October 24at George WashingtonT 20–2012,000[7]
November 1at Army*L 14–42[8]
November 8vs. West Virginia
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 21–39[9]
November 15The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 20–19[10]
November 27vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 7–2625,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1952 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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