1927 VMI Keydets football team

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1927 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1927 record6–4 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
NC State + 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Maryland 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1927 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Wofford*
W 37–0[2]
September 24Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 22–0[3]
October 1at Georgia Tech
L 0–7[4]
October 8Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 32–0[5]
October 15at Virginia
L 8–13[6]
October 22vs. Maryland
L 6–10[7]
October 29at Davidson*
W 20–0[8]
November 5North Carolina
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–0[9]
November 12vs. Kentucky
L 0–25[10]
November 24vs. VPI
W 12–9[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1927 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cadets trim Wofford lads". The Charlotte News. September 18, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. flashes to win from Spiders 22 to 0". Daily Press. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mizell carries ball across V.M.I. goal". The Miami Herald. October 2, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Flying Squadron routs Roanoke". The State. October 9, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia wins in last half of game". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Cadets beat Davidson on Richardson Field". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Heels lose; Blocked kick is disastrous for Collins eleven". The News and Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats, led by Ford and Portwood, whip V.M.I., 25–0". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech. Bows To V.M.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 28, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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