The 1956 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.[1]
| 1956 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 George Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | vs. Stetson* |
| W 47–6 | 5,000 | [2][3] |
| September 22 | at Virginia* | L 0–18 | 22,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Army* | L 12–32 | 26,150 | [5] | |
| October 6 | at Richmond | W 35–20 | 6,500 | [6] | |
| October 13 | Lehigh* |
| L 20–27 | 4,500 | [7] |
| October 19 | at George Washington | L 14–40 | 10,000 | [8] | |
| October 27 | at Davidson | T 13–13 | 5,000 | [9] | |
| November 3 | vs. William & Mary | W 20–6 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| November 10 | at West Virginia | L 6–13 | 12,000 | [11] | |
| November 22 | vs. VPI | L 0–45 | 24,000 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Stetson routed, 47–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "5,000 see college football return to St. Petersburg". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bakhtiar leads Cavaliers over VMI, 18–0". The Progress-Index. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army shakes off VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Military Loses to Lehigh by 27–20 score; Engineers' Naylor gains 220 yards from scrimmage". Daily Press. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW thumps Keydets, 40-14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson, VMI play to 13–13 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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