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1953 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Southern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.10West 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.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 19Catawba*
    • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
  • W 44–03,000[2]
    September 26George Washington
    • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
  • L 13–144,500[3]
    October 3atRichmond
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
  • L 7–1310,000[4]
    October 10atThe Citadel
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
  • W 14–05,000[5]
    October 17atVirginia*
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • W 21–618,000[6]
    October 24at No. 8West Virginia
  • Morgantown, WV
  • L 20–5223,000[7]
    October 31atFlorida State*
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • L 7–1214,000[8]
    November 7vs. William & Mary
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
  • W 20–19[9]
    November 14atCincinnati*
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • L 0–6716,000[10]
    November 26vs. VPI
    • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
  • W 28–1326,000[11][12]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "1953 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  • ^ "Mapp leads VMI to 44–0 victory over Catawba". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Gasperi's two placements spoil VMI's homecoming". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 4, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ ""Eel-like" running is feature of VMI win". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "VMI upsets Virginia by 21 to 6". The Tampa Tribune. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "WVU slaughters VMI 52 to 20 in homecoming tilt". The Raleigh Register. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Seminoles trip VMI". The Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "UC runs wild again, walloping VMI, 67–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "VMI plays host to Gobblers at Victory Stadium on Thursday". The Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 23, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  • ^ "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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