1918 VMI Keydets football team

1918 VMI Keydets football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–3 (0–2 SAIAA)
Head coach	Earl Abell (2nd season)
Home stadium	VMI Parade Ground
Seasons ←  1917 1919  →

1918 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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

The 1918 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1918 college football season as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In their second year under head coach Earl Abell, the team compiled an overall record of 1–3. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 2	Maryland State	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	L 6–7	[2]
November 16	at Newport News Navy*	Norfolk, VA	L 0–41	[3]
November 23	Gallaudet *	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 19–7	[4]
November 28	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1918 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
2. "State has the punch: Comes from behind and beats Virginia Military Institute". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tars triumph over V.M.I." The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cadets take scalps of Gallaudet eleven". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 24, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "V.P.I. downs V.M.I." The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved December 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.