1954 VMI Keydets football team

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1954 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 0 0 8 1 0
Furman 2 0 0 5 5 0
No. 16 VPI 3 0 1 8 0 1
Davidson 2 1 0 6 3 0
VMI 4 3 0 4 6 0
Richmond 2 3 0 5 4 0
William & Mary 1 2 2 4 4 2
George Washington 0 4 1 1 7 1
The Citadel 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1954 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Davidson
L 0–195,000[2]
September 25at George Washington
W 16–145,000[3]
October 2at RichmondW 19–66,000[4]
October 9at Boston College*L 0–447,941[5]
October 16at Virginia*L 0–2117,000[6]
October 23vs. No. 10 West VirginiaL 6–4011,000[7]
October 30vs. Florida State*L 19–337,000[8]
November 6vs. William & MaryW 21–010,000[9]
November 13The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 42–0[10]
November 25vs. No. 16 VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 9–4626,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1954 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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