1923 VMI Keydets football team

1923 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
VMI     9 1 0
Tennessee Docs     6 0 2
West Virginia     7 1 1
Loyola (LA)     5 1 1
Navy     5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 1 0
Quantico Marines     7 2 1
Wake Forest     6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Louisville     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Trinity (NC)     5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     5 4 0
Union (TN)     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     3 3 0
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Richmond     3 5 0
Georgetown     3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 6 0
Davidson     3 7 0
George Washington     2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 5 2
Marshall     1 7 0
Spring Hill     1 7 0

The 1923 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their 33rd season of organized football, during the 1923 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Blandy Clarkson, the Keydets went 9–1 and outscored opponents 224 to 23.[1] Tackle Charlie Barbour was All-Southern.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Quantico Marines
W 6–0
September 29Lynchburg
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 33–0
October 6at Georgia TechL 7–10[2]
October 13Roanoke
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–6[3]
October 20at Virginia
W 35–09,000[4]
October 27NC State
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 22–7[5]
November 3Emory and Henry
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 46–0
November 10vs. North CarolinaW 9–010,000[6][7][8]
November 17at TennesseeW 33–0[9]
November 29vs. VPIRoanoke, VA (rivalry)W 6–014,000–15,000[10]

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References

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  1. ^ VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "V.M.I. team loses to Georgia Tech". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flying Cadets capture exciting gridiron game". The Lynchburg News. October 14, 1923. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Five touchdowns flying squadron's score for game". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.C. State defeated in great game by V.M.I. on the Cadets' field". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harper, Robert (November 11, 1921). "Cadets Capture Football Classic From Tarheels". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Harper, Robert (November 11, 1921). "V. M. I. Victorious In Classic Clash With Carolinians (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 53. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Harper, Robert (November 11, 1921). "V. M. I. Victorious In Classic Clash With Carolinians (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 54. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "V.M.I. smothers Tennessee, 33–0". The Times Dispatch. November 18, 1923. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Flying Squadron Wins Great Game In Roanoke Thanksgiving Day From Tech By Score Of 6–0". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 3, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  11. ^ The 1923 schedule