1931 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tulane $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Alabama 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 3 4 – 3 – 3
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Clemson 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Hampden–Sydney*
W 6–0[2]
September 26Richmond*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
L 0–7[3]
October 3at Duke
L 0–13[4]
October 10The Citadel*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
T 13–13[5]
October 15at Virginia
W 18–3[6]
October 24vs. Maryland
L 20–41[7]
October 31at Davidson*
L 0–7[8]
November 7vs. Clemson
W 7–6[9]
November 14Kentucky
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 12–20[10]
November 26vs. VPI
L 6–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1931 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. defeats Hampden–Sydney by a close score". The Index-Journal. September 20, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cadets drop hard-fought battle, 7 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 27, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke trims Virginia Cadets, 13–0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Citadel gets tie with V.M.I., 13–13". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Keydets trounce Virginia eleven with ease, 18 to 3". Daily Press. October 16, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. loses to Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson upsets V.M.I. 7 to 0 in thrilling game". The Charlotte News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. noses out Clemson, 7–6, in overhead attack". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kelly leads Kentucky to 20 to 12 victory over V.M.I." The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "V.M.I. loses to Va. Tech 13–6 in Turkey Day Classic". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.


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