1959 VMI Keydets football team

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1959 VMI Keydets football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1959 record8–1–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • John McKenna (7th season)
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 0 1 8 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 0 8 2 0
VPI 3 1 0 6 4 0
Furman 3 2 0 3 7 0
Richmond 4 3 1 4 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 0 3 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 0 4 6 0
Davidson 0 5 0 1 8 0
George Washington 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Marshall*
W 46–0
September 26at No. 18 Penn State*
L 0–2119,800
October 3vs. RichmondPortsmouth, VAT 14–14
October 10vs. Virginia*
W 19–12
October 17at William & Mary
W 26–7
October 24Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–7
October 30at George Washington
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 28–65,000[2]
November 7at Lehigh*
W 7–64,500[3]
November 14The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 32–8
November 26vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 37–1227,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1959 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "VMI wins, 28–6, over Colonials". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 31, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Guback, Steve (November 8, 1959). "Keydets Edge Lehigh, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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