Jump to content

1920 VMI Keydets football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1920 VMI Keydets football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0 (5–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Davidson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
George Washington 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 30th season of organized football, during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Blandy Clarkson, the Keydets went 9–0 and outscored opponents 431 to 20.[1] College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Leech starred on the team, leading the nation in scoring with 210 points.[2] Leech was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp. The season included the first instance of the rivalry with The Citadel, which would later become known as the Military Classic of the South. The team was nicknamed "The Flying Squadron."

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Roanoke*
W 54–0
October 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 136–0
October 9at Virginia
W 22–6[3]
October 16vs. The Citadel*Lynchburg, VA (Military Classic of the South)W 35–0
October 23at Penn*
W 27–7
October 30vs. NC StatePetersburg, VAW 14–0
November 6at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 23–0
November 13Catholic University
  • VMI Parade Ground
  • Lexington, VA
W 96–0
November 252:30 p.m.vs. VPI
W 24–715,000–20,000[4][5][6]
  • *Non-conference game

[1][7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "VMI Athletic History". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. defeats U. of VA.; 22 to 6". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7". The World News. Library of Virginia. November 26, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I." The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. ^ The 1920 schedule
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1920_VMI_Keydets_football_team&oldid=1232614893"