1959 VMI Keydets football team

The 1959 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team won the Southern Conference championship.

1959 VMI Keydets football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1959 record8–1–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 18 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 08 2 0
VPI 3 1 06 4 0
Furman 3 2 03 7 0
Richmond 4 3 14 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 03 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 04 6 0
Davidson 0 5 01 8 0
George Washington 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Marshall*W 46–0
September 26at No. 18 Penn State*L 0–2119,800
October 3vs. RichmondPortsmouth, VAT 14–14
October 10vs. Virginia*W 19–12
October 17at William & MaryW 26–7
October 24Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–7
October 30at George WashingtonW 28–65,000[2]
November 7at Lehigh*W 7–64,500[3]
November 14The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 32–8
November 26vs. VPIW 37–1227,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1959 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "VMI wins, 28–6, over Colonials". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 31, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Guback, Steve (November 8, 1959). "Keydets Edge Lehigh, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
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