1929 VMI Keydets football team

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1929 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0 8 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0 8 2 0
Duke 2 1 0 4 6 0
LSU 3 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 8 3 0
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 3 2 4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1 4 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 2 1 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 1 1 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 1 2 5 2
NC State 0 5 0 1 8 0
Auburn 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1929 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Hampden–Sydney*
W 19–0[2]
September 28Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 40–0[3]
October 5vs. FloridaL 7–12[4]
October 12The Citadel*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 13–7[5]
October 19at VirginiaW 20–7[6]
October 26vs. MarylandW 7–6[7]
November 2at Davidson*W 12–6[8]
November 9vs. ClemsonW 12–0[9]
November 16Kentucky
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 12–23[10]
November 28vs. VPI
W 14–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1929 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. swamps Hampden–Sydney". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets whip Richmond easily". The Sunday Citizen. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators repulse closing threat of V.M.I. to win 12–7 victory here". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. barely defeats fighting Citadel Cadets". The Index-Journal. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. in triumph over Virginia, 20–7". The Miami Herald. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadet team is pressed to win, 7–6, in game here". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Military Institute overpowers Davidson, winning by 12 to 6". The Charlotte News. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hawkins star of Cadets' win over Clemson College". Daily Press. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "University of Kentucky stages comeback in last half to defeat Keydets 23 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Keydets are state champions". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.