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American college football season

1953 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Davidson 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Catawba*W 44–03,000
September 26George Washington
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 13–144,500
October 3at RichmondL 7–1310,000
October 10at The CitadelW 14–05,000
October 17at Virginia*W 21–618,000
October 24at No. 8 West VirginiaL 20–5223,000
October 31at Florida State*L 7–1214,000
November 7vs. William & MaryW 20–19
November 14at Cincinnati*L 0–6716,000
November 26vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
W 28–1326,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1953 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. "Mapp leads VMI to 44–0 victory over Catawba". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gasperi's two placements spoil VMI's homecoming". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "VMI upsets Virginia by 21 to 6". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Seminoles trip VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "VMI rallies in last 56 seconds to upset William and Mary, 20–19". Daily Press. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UC runs wild again, walloping VMI, 67–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "VMI plays host to Gobblers at Victory Stadium on Thursday". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 23, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  12. "Flying Squadron wallops V.P.I. Hokies 28-to-13". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 30, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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