1956 VMI Keydets football team

1956 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	John McKenna (4th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1956 NCAA University Division 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	vs. Stetson *	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL	W 47–6	5,000	[2] [3]
September 22	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–18	22,000	[4]
September 29	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 12–32	26,150	[5]
October 6	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 35–20	6,500	[6]
October 13	Lehigh *	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 20–27	4,500	[7]
October 19	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 14–40	10,000	[8]
October 27	at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	T 13–13	5,000	[9]
November 3	vs. William & Mary	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	W 20–6	5,000	[10]
November 10	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–13	12,000	[11]
November 22	vs. VPI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–45	24,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1956 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
2. "Stetson routed, 47–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "5,000 see college football return to St. Petersburg". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bakhtiar leads Cavaliers over VMI, 18–0". The Progress-Index. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Army shakes off VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "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.
8. "GW thumps Keydets, 40-14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Davidson, VMI play to 13–13 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.