1959 VMI Keydets football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 –0 –18 –1 –1
The Citadel 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
VPI 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Furman 3 –2 –03 –7 –0
Richmond 4 –3 –14 –5 –1
West Virginia 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
William & Mary 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
George Washington 0 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John McKenna, the Keydets compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Marshall*
W 46–07,500[2]
September 26at No. 18 Penn State*
L 0–2119,800
October 3vs. RichmondPortsmouth, VAT 14–146,000[3]
October 10vs. Virginia*
W 19–127,000
October 17at William & Mary
W 26–7
October 24Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–7[4]
October 30at George Washington
W 28–65,000[5]
November 7at Lehigh*
W 7–64,500[6]
November 14The Citadel
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA (rivalry)
W 32–8
November 26vs. VPI
W 37–1227,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Keydets' late surge ties Richmond". Daily Press. October 4, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "VMI romps by 34–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1959. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "VMI wins, 28–6, over Colonials". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 31, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Guback, Steve (November 8, 1959). "Keydets Edge Lehigh, 7 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
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