1949 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1949 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Tom Nugent (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
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1949 Southern Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 0 7 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 0 9 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 1 3 5 1
Duke 4 2 0 6 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 3 2 1 3 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 0 4 5 0
Clemson 2 2 0 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0 4 6 0
George Washington 2 3 0 4 5 0
NC State 3 6 0 3 7 0
VPI 1 5 2 1 7 2
Richmond 2 6 0 3 7 0
Davidson 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Quantico Marines*
L 7–146,000[2]
October 1vs. George Washington
W 14–7[3]
October 8at William & MaryL 6–5410,000[4]
October 15at Richmond
W 14–712,000[5]
October 22vs. Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 13–3210,000[6]
October 29at No. 2 Army*L 14–4015,555[7]
November 5Davidsondagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 47–6[8]
November 12at The CitadelL 14–198,000[9]
November 24vs. VPIT 28–2825,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1949 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Marines nudge Keydets, 14–7, on freak play". Daily Press. September 25, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets stop GW Colonials on late pass". Daily Press. October 2, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "William & Mary drubs Keydets in homecoming tilt, 54–6". Daily Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VMI stops Richmond, 14–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 16, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Papit sparks Virginia to win over VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army coasts over VMI; Blaik uses subs in 2d half". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI Keydets pin crushing 47–6 defeat on Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel rallies to beat VMI". The State. November 13, 1949. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rivals deadlock in thriller". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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