1896 VMI Keydets football team

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1896 VMI Keydets football
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ConferenceIndependent
1896 record3–4
Head coach George W. Bryant (2nd season)
Seasons
  1895
1897  

The 1896 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their sixth season of organized football. The Keydets had a 3–4 record, marking the first losing season in program history. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
Unknown Washington and Lee
W 12–0
October 31 St. John's (MD)
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 14–0
November 7Allegheny Institute
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 42–0
November 11vs. Virginia
L 0–46
November 18St. Alban's
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–22
November 21at Washington and Lee
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–6
November 262:30pm [2] vs. VPI L 0–242,000 [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 2010 VMI Football Record Book
  2. 1 2 "Blacksburg Beats V.M.I." The Times . Library of Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2015.