1959 VMI Keydets football team

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1959 VMI Keydets football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 0 1 8 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 0 8 2 0
VPI 3 1 0 6 4 0
Furman 3 2 0 3 7 0
Richmond 4 3 1 4 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 0 3 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 0 4 6 0
Davidson 0 5 0 1 8 0
George Washington 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1959 VMI Keydets football team was an

1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Marshall*W 46–07,500[2]
September 26at No. 18
University Park, PA
L 0–2119,800[3]
October 3vs. Richmond
T 14–146,000[4]
October 10vs. Virginia*W 19–127,000[5]
October 17at William & MaryW 26–75,000[6]
October 24Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–7[7]
October 30at George WashingtonW 28–65,000[8]
November 7at Lehigh*W 7–64,500[9]
November 14The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 32–88,000[10]
November 26vs. VPIW 37–1227,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from
    Coaches' Poll
    released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1959 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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