1926 VMI Keydets football team

1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –1
Tennessee 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
VPI 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
LSU 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
VMI 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Maryland 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Florida 1 –4 –12 –6 –2
Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
NC State 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1926 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field

The 1926 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1926 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

The game against Georgia Tech

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Wofford*
W 20–0[2]
September 25Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 10–0[3]
October 2at Georgia Tech
L 0–13[4]
October 9Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–13[5]
October 16Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–14[6]
October 23vs. NC State
W 7–0[7]
October 30vs. Davidson*Lynchburg, VAW 12–7[8]
November 6at North Carolina
L 0–28[9]
November 13vs. Kentucky
W 10–9[10]
November 25vs. VPI
L 7–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1926 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. "Wofford eleven suffers defeat". The Sunday Record. September 19, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Flying Cadets defeat Richmond University". The News and Observer. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech beats V.M.I." The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Roanoke wins". The Sunday Record. October 10, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cavaliers too much for V.M.I. taking game by touchdown". Daily Press. October 17, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cadets defeat Carolina State in aerial dash". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson loses to Flying Squadron, 12–7". The Sunday Citizen. October 31, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Carolina defeats V.M.I." The News and Observer. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Flying Squadron downs Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gobblers Defeat V.M.I. 14–7". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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