1969 VMI Keydets football team

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1969 VMI Keydets football
Conference Southern Conference
Record0–10 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Memorial Field
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Davidson + 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Richmond + 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
The Citadel 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
William & Mary 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
East Carolina 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Furman 0 –4 –01 –8 –1
VMI 0 –4 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Vito Ragazzo, the team compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Rice *
L 0–5518,000 [2]
September 27 Richmond
L 0–208,000 [3]
October 4at No. 18 West Virginia *
L 0–3228,500 [4]
October 11vs. Virginia *
L 10–2818,000 [5]
October 18 The Citadel
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 2–286,500 [6]
October 25at William & Mary
L 17–258,000 [7]
November 1at Davidson
L 6–596,900 [8]
November 8at North Carolina *
L 11–6129,500 [9]
November 15at Boston College *
L 32–4911,400 [10]
November 27vs. Virginia Tech *
L 0–5214,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1969 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Owls vent frustration on hapless VMI, 55–0". The Austin American. September 21, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Richmond beats VMI by 20 to 0". The Danville Register. September 28, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "W. Virginia shuts VMI out by 32–0". The Greenville News. October 5, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "VMI scores, but Helman, UVa romp". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Citadel blasts Virginia Military". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "W&M tops Keydets, 25–17, to even mark". Daily Press. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Davidson wallops VMI behind Slade". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UNC routs VMI, 61–11". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 9, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "BC outlasts VMI, 49–32". Democrat and Chronicle. November 16, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Smoot paces Gobblers' win". The Herald-Sun. November 28, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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