1936 VMI Keydets football team

The 1936 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1936 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their tenth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

1936 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Wofford*
W 19–0[2]
September 26South Carolina
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 24–73,000[3]
October 3at Kentucky*L 0–38[4]
October 10at DavidsonL 13–38[5]
October 17at Columbia*L 0–385,000[6]
October 24at RichmondW 20–0[7]
October 31Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 12–64,000[8]
November 7at William & MaryW 21–03,000[9]
November 14at MarylandW 13–79,000[10]
November 26vs. VPI
L 0–617,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1936 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. beats Wofford". The State. September 20, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. Crushes Gallant S. C. Sophomores, 24 To 7". The News Leader. Associated Press. September 27, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Too much for V.M.I., Kentucky's great team beats Cadets, 38 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson swamps V.M.I., 38 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 4, 1936). "Schulze, Columbia kicking star, injures ankle as Lions conquer V.M.I.". The New York Times. p. S1.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. breaks Spider jinx". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 25, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. beats Virginia in last minute, 12 to 6". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia Cadets top Indian crew". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.M.I. victors over Maryland by 13 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gobblers defeat squadron, 6 to 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.