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American college football season

1955 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Davidson 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
George Washington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 1–9.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Tulane*L 7–20
September 24vs. George WashingtonL 6–258,000
October 1RichmondL 0–214,000
October 81:45 p.m.vs. No. 11 West VirginiaL 12–4711,000
October 15at Virginia*L 13–2016,000
October 22Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–212,500
October 29at William & MaryL 13–2010,000
November 5at Lehigh*L 0–395,000
November 12at The CitadelW 14–711,000
November 24vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 13–3924,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1955 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. "Keydets dropped 20–7, as Tulane sophs star". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "84-yard punt return sparks GW to 25–6 victory over Keydets". The Progress-Index. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pajaczkowski runs wild as UR downs VMI, 21–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  6. "Mountaineers roll over Virginia Military, 47–12". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bakhtiar, stars as Cavaliers beat VMI, 20–13". The Progress-Index. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VMI downed by Davidson pass attack". The Charlotte Observer. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "W&M scores 1st win, 20–13". Daily Press. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Engineers overpower VMI, 39–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Aroused VMI Keydets turn back The Citadel, 14 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Hokies overcome early 13–0 deficit to down Keydets 39-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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