1967 VMI Keydets football team

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1967 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 4 –0 –15 –4 –1
East Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Richmond 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
William & Mary 2 –2 –15 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Furman 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
The Citadel 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • West Virginia's game against Villanova and Furman's game against Lehigh counted in the conference standings.

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Vito Ragazzo, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing tied for fifth in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Davidson
W 46–21 [2]
September 23at West Virginia
L 9–2128,000 [3]
September 30 Richmond
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 0–36,400 [4]
October 7vs. William & Mary
L 28–3318,000 [5]
October 14vs. The Citadel
W 22–1110,000 [6]
October 21at No. 8 Georgia *
L 6–5650,307 [7]
October 28at Virginia *
W 18–1318,500 [8]
November 4 Akron *
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–144,800 [9]
November 11at Boston College *
W 26–1314,500 [10]
November 23vs. Virginia Tech *
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 12–1020,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1967 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "VMI overwhelms Davidson's Cats". The High Point Enterprise. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Digon, W. Va. top VMI, 21–9". The Progress-Index. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Spiders nip VMI, 3–0". The Danville Register. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "W&M overcomes Keydets by 33–28 in Tobacco Bowl". Daily Press. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "VMI wins Cadet dual by 22 to 11". The News and Observer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jenkins, Johnson sparkle as Georgia rips VMI 56–6". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alert VMI pins shocker on errant Virginia, 18–13". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "VMI bombards Zips, 38–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "V.M.I. thievery ruins B.C., 26–13". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "VMI surprises VPI to avenge 70–12 loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1967. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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