1919 VMI Keydets football team

1919 VMI Keydets football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (4–2 SAIAA)
Head coach	Red Fleming (1st season)
Home stadium	VMI Parade Ground

1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Maryland State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Catholic University	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1919 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1919 college football season as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In their only year under head coach Red Fleming, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Hampden–Sydney*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 3–0	[2]
October 10	vs. William & Mary	Boulevard Field Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 21–3	[3]
October 18	at Virginia*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–7	[4]
November 1	vs. NC State	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	[5]
October 25	vs. Davidson	Lynchburg, VA	W 14–7	[6]
November 8	at North Carolina	Emerson Field Chapel Hill, NC	W 29–7	[7]
November 15	Roanoke*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 41–0	[8]
November 27	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 13–0	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1919 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
2. "V.M.I. defeats Tigers". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 28, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indians bow to Cadets in hard-fought battle". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 11, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia takes game from cripples Cadets". The Winston-Salem Journal. October 19, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carolina Techs win from Cadets". The News and Observer. November 2, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Davidson loses by seven points". The News and Observer. October 26, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "V.M.I. team defeats U. of North Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cadets gain at will, trim Roanoke College". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "V.M.I. outclassed the Tech eleven". Daily Press. November 28, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.