1968 VMI Keydets football team

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1968 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–9 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Richmond $  6 –0   8 –3  
The Citadel  4 –2   5 –5  
East Carolina  2 –2   4 –6  
William & Mary  2 –2   3 –7  
Davidson  1 –3   3 –6  
VMI  1 –3   1 –9  
Furman  0 –4   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season ). In their third year under head coach Vito Ragazzo, the team compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Vanderbilt *
L 12–2517,000 [2]
September 28at Virginia *
L 0–4724,000 [3]
October 5 Villanova *
L 13–196,000 [4]
October 11vs. West Virginia *
L 7–1414,000 [5]
October 19at The Citadel
L 8–1312,300 [6]
October 26 William & Mary
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 10–205,200 [7]
November 2at Richmond
L 0–3515,000 [8]
November 9at Davidson
W 21–171,200 [9]
November 16at Boston College *
L 13–4517,300 [10]
November 28vs. VPI *
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 6–5517,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1968 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "VU vanquishes VMI 25–12". The Tennessean. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gene Arnette on target as Virginia buries VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Villanova beats VMI by 19 to 13". The Danville Register. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia nips stubborn VMI, 14–7". The Weirton Daily Times. October 12, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The Citadel downs VMI 13–8 to keep Southern Conference title hopes alive". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W&M decisions Keydets, 20–10". Daily Press. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Richmond blanks VMI by 35 to 0". The Herald-Sun. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "VMI downs 'Cats to end loss streak". The Greenville News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "BC trips VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tech express floods VMI in wave of touchdowns". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1968. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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