1956 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Davidson 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Richmond 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. Stetson*
W 47–65,000[2][3]
September 22at Virginia*
L 0–1822,000[4]
September 29at Army*
L 12–3226,150[5]
October 6at Richmond
W 35–206,500[6]
October 13Lehigh*
L 20–274,500[7]
October 19at George Washington
L 14–4010,000[8]
October 27at Davidson
T 13–135,000[9]
November 3vs. William & Mary
W 20–65,000[10]
November 10at West Virginia
L 6–1312,000[11]
November 22vs. VPI
L 0–4524,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1956 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stetson routed, 47–6". The Orlando Sentinel. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "5,000 see college football return to St. Petersburg". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bakhtiar leads Cavaliers over VMI, 18–0". The Progress-Index. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Army shakes off VMI". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Military Loses to Lehigh by 27–20 score; Engineers' Naylor gains 220 yards from scrimmage". Daily Press. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "GW thumps Keydets, 40-14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson, VMI play to 13–13 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 23, 1956. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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