1963 VMI Keydets football team

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1963 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–5–2 (3–1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia Tech $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
West Virginia 3 –1 –04 –6 –0
VMI 3 –1 –23 –5 –2
Furman 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –13 –6 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Davidson 0 –4 –11 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, placing third in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 George Washington
W 14–66,500 [2]
September 28at Iowa State *
L 6–2114,530 [3]
October 5at Davidson
T 10–105,000 [4]
October 12vs. Virginia *
L 0–610,000 [5]
October 19vs. No. 10 Navy *
L 12–2131,500 [6]
October 25at Richmond
T 7–7 [7]
November 2at William & Mary
W 26–6 [8]
November 9at Holy Cross *
L 12–147,500 [9]
November 16 The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 33–85,500 [10]
November 28vs. Virginia Tech
L 20–3527,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1963 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "VMI takes 14–6 win over GW". The News Leader. September 22, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vaughn lifts I–S to 21–6 win". The Lincoln Sunday Star. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Davidson shocks favored VMI with 10–10 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cavaliers edge VMI squad, 6–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Navy edges V.M.I., 21–12". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UR–VMI tie fires 2d guess game". The Richmond News Leader. October 26, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "VMI raps W&M, 26–6". Daily Press. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Holy Cross is 14–12 victor". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 10, 1963. p. S3.
  10. ↑ "Keydets rout Cadets, 33–8". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gobblers capture first Southern loop crown". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 29, 1963. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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