1949 VMI Keydets football team

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]

1949 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Quantico Marines*
L 7–146,000[2]
October 1vs. George WashingtonW 14–7[3]
October 8at William & MaryL 6–5410,000[4]
October 15at RichmondW 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 5Davidson 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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.