1954 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 16 VPI 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Davidson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Davidson
L 0–195,000[2]
September 25at George Washington
W 16–145,000[3]
October 2at Richmond
W 19–66,000[4]
October 9at Boston College*
L 0–447,941[5]
October 16at Virginia*
L 0–2117,000[6]
October 23vs. No. 10 West Virginia
L 6–4011,000[7]
October 30vs. Florida State*
L 19–337,000[8]
November 6vs. William & Mary
W 21–010,000[9]
November 13The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 42–0[10]
November 25vs. No. 16 VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 9–4626,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1954 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wildcats rip VMI, 19–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Keydets win on safety by 16 to 14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Royce Jones leads VMI to upset". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VMI blasted, 44–0 by Boston College in offensive show". Daily News. October 10, 1954. p. 5C. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI beaten by Cavaliers". The News and Observer. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia's devastating ground game rocks VMI 40–6". The State. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshman paces FSU over VMI". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI tumbles Tribe, 21–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "VMI trounces Citadel, 42–0". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "VTech's dazzling speed puts Moseley over hump". The Richmond News Leader. November 26, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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