1896 VMI Keydets football team

1896 VMI Keydets football
1896 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Independent
1896 record	3–4
Head coach	George W. Bryant (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1895 1897 →

The 1896 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their sixth season of organized football. The Keydets had a 3–4 record, marking the first losing season in program history.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
Unknown		Washington and Lee	Unknown Lexington, VA	W 12–0
October 31		St. John's (MD)	Unknown Lexington, VA	W 14–0
November 7		Allegheny Institute	Unknown Lexington, VA	W 42–0
November 11		vs. Virginia	Unknown Lynchburg, VA	L 0–46
November 18		St. Alban's	Unknown Lexington, VA	L 0–22
November 21		at Washington and Lee	Unknown Lexington, VA	L 0–6
November 26	2:30pm^[2]	vs. VPI	Unknown Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–24	2,000^[2]

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References[]

^ ^a ^b 2010 VMI Football Record Book
^ ^a ^b "Blacksburg Beats V.M.I." The Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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[VMI-1] 2010 VMI Football Record Book

[vmi-2] "Blacksburg Beats V.M.I." The Times. Library of Virginia. November 27, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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1896 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Centre		–		6	–	0	–	1
Texas A&M		–		2	–	0	–	1
Oklahoma		–		2	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		1	–	0	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	2	–	2
VPI		–		5	–	2	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	0
Arkansas		–		2	–	1	–	0
Clemson		–		2	–	1	–	0
Columbian		–		2	–	1	–	0
Add-Ran		–		1	–	1	–	1
Centenary		–		1	–	1	–	0
VMI		–		3	–	4	–	0
North Carolina		–		3	–	4	–	1
Furman		–		2	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		3	–	7	–	2
South Carolina		–		1	–	3	–	0
Erskine		–		0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary		–		0	–	2	–	0
Davison		–		0	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		0	–	6	–	0