1921 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (0–3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Catholic University 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 1 – 3 3 – 3 – 3
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Trinity (NC) 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Davidson 0 – 1 – 3 3 – 4 – 3
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1921 college football season as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association. In their second year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Roanoke*
W 13–0[2]
October 1Hampden–Sydney*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 32–0[3]
October 8Wake Forest*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 20–0[4]
October 15Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–14[5]
October 22at Penn*
L 7–2122,000[6]
October 29at NC State
T 7–7[7]
November 5vs. North Carolina
L 7–20[8][9]
November 12at Kentucky*
L 7–14[10]
November 24vs. VPI
L 7–26[11][12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1921 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. defeats Roanoke, 13–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets conquer Hampden–Sydney too". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets again victors". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia trims flying Cadets". The Washington Post. October 16, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn's uncanny aerial attack scores victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State College and Virginia Institute play to tie score". The News and Observer. October 30, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cadets face Tarheels at Island Park today; Spiders have big game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tarheels defeat flying Cadets". The State. November 6, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats vanquish the flying squadron in stubborn contest". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1921. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "V.M.I. and V.P.I. All Set For Gridiron Clash". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 24, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Virginia Tech Beats V.M.I. Cadets 26-7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Virginia Poly Defeats the V.M.I. Cadets by the Score of 26 to 7 in Annual Classic". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1921. p. 17. Retrieved December 22, 2015.


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