1927 VMI Keydets football team

The 1927 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1927 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

1927 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1927 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 7 –0 –18 –1 –1
Tennessee + 5 –0 –18 –0 –1
NC State + 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 5 –0 –28 –1 –2
No. 8 Georgia 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Florida 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Ole Miss 3 –2 –05 –3 –1
Virginia 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Clemson 2 –2 –05 –3 –1
Alabama 3 –4 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Washington and Lee 2 –3 –04 –4 –1
VPI 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Maryland 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
VMI 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Tulane 2 –5 –12 –5 –1
North Carolina 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Auburn 0 –6 –10 –7 –2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Wofford*
W 37–0[2]
September 24Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 22–0[3]
October 1at Georgia Tech
L 0–7[4]
October 8Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 32–0[5]
October 15at Virginia
L 8–13[6]
October 22vs. Maryland
L 6–10[7]
October 29at Davidson*
W 20–0[8]
November 5North Carolina
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–0[9]
November 12vs. Kentucky
L 0–25[10]
November 24vs. VPI
W 12–9[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1927 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. "Cadets trim Wofford lads". The Charlotte News. September 18, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "V.M.I. flashes to win from Spiders 22 to 0". Daily Press. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mizell carries ball across V.M.I. goal". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Flying Squadron routs Roanoke". The State. October 9, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Virginia wins in last half of game". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Virginia Cadets beat Davidson on Richardson Field". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Heels lose; Blocked kick is disastrous for Collins eleven". The News and Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wildcats, led by Ford and Portwood, whip V.M.I., 25–0". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tech. Bows To V.M.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.


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