1953 VMI Keydets football team

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1953 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Davidson 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1953 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19
Catawba*
W 44–03,000[2]
September 26George Washington
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 13–144,500[3]
October 3at Richmond
L 7–1310,000[4]
October 10at The Citadel
W 14–05,000[5]
October 17at Virginia*
W 21–618,000[6]
October 24at No. 8
Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
    		• L 20–5223,000[7]
    October 31at Florida State*
    		L 7–1214,000[8]
    November 7vs. William & Mary
    		W 20–19[9]
    November 14at Cincinnati*
    		L 0–6716,000[10]
    November 26vs. VPI
    • Victory Stadium
    • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
    		W 28–1326,000[11][12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1953 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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    11. ^ "VMI plays host to Gobblers at Victory Stadium on Thursday". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 23, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
    12. ^ "Flying Squadron wallops V.P.I. Hokies 28-to-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2017.


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