1950 VMI Keydets football team

1950 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
William & Mary 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Richmond 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VPI 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1950 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. William & Mary
W 25–19[2]
September 29at George Washington
L 12–1515,000[3]
October 7at Richmond
W 26–147,000[4]
October 14at Texas A&M*
L 0–5220,000[5]
October 21at Virginia*
L 13–2622,000[6]
October 28Catawba*
L 13–146,000[7]
November 4at Davidson
W 46–66,000[8]
November 11at Georgia Tech*
W 14–1322,000[9]
November 18The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 13–7[10]
November 23vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 27–025,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1950 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "VMI upsets W&M 25–19 in last minute". The Daily News Leader. September 24, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "GW turns back VMI by 15–12". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI rallies in fourth quarter to turn back Richmond by 26–14". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hard-changing Aggies top tricky VMI eleven, 52–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia tops V.M.I. by 26–13". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Catawba ekes out surprise win over VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cadets crush Davidson by 46 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI upsets Tech". The Miami News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel threat falls short as VMI wins 13–7". The State. November 19, 1950. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Big Red trounces Gobblers 27–0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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