1930 VMI Keydets football team

The 1930 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1930 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6.[1]

1930 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 0 010 0 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 0 08 1 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 1 09 1 0
Duke 4 1 18 1 2
Vanderbilt 5 2 08 2 0
Maryland 4 2 07 5 0
Florida 4 2 16 3 1
North Carolina 4 2 25 3 2
Clemson 3 2 08 2 0
Georgia 3 2 17 2 1
Kentucky 4 3 05 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 06 4 0
VPI 2 3 15 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 02 7 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 12 6 1
LSU 2 4 06 4 0
Virginia 2 5 04 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 03 6 1
NC State 1 5 02 8 0
Ole Miss 1 5 03 5 1
Auburn 1 6 03 7 0
Washington and Lee 0 4 13 6 1
VMI 0 5 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Richmond*
W 12–0[2]
October 4St. John's (MD)*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–0[3]
October 11at The Citadel*L 6–7[4]
October 18Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–13[5]
October 25vs. MarylandL 0–20[6]
November 1Davidson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–0[7]
November 8vs. ClemsonL 0–32[8]
November 15at KentuckyL 0–26[9]
November 27vs. VPI
L 0–24[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1930 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. "V.M.I. overcomes stubborn Richmond team 12 to 0". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 28, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "V.M.I. trims St. John's, 6–0". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Citadel downs Flying Squadron by one point". The Greenville News. October 12, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bill Thomas stars as Virginia wins from V.M.I., 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 19, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Liners defeat V.M.I. squadron". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dunn and Williams drive Wildcat line for V.M.I.'s 6–0 victory". The Charlotte News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Clemson overwhelms V.M.I. 32 to 0". The State. November 9, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spicer's work pushes Kentucky on". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gobblers take annual Turkey-day Classic in Roanoke 24 to 0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.


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