1898 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
1898 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Carolina    9 0 0
Central (KY)    3 0 1
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Navy    7 1 0
West Virginia    6 1 0
Marshall    4 1 0
Georgetown    7 3 0
Texas A&M    4 2 0
VMI    4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial    2 1 0
Centre    2 1 2
VPI    3 2 0
Virginia    6 5 0
Richmond    3 3 1
Davidson    1 1 0
William & Mary    1 1 0
South Carolina    1 2 0
Delaware    2 5 2
Columbian    3 6 0
Add-Ran    1 3 1
Maryland    2 6 1
Guilford    0 3 0

The 1898 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their eighth season of organized football. Under first-year head coach Sam Boyle.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 15ColumbianLexington, VAW 33–0[2][3]
October 25at Washington and LeeLexington, VAW 29–5
October 29RichmondLexington, VA (rivalry)W 16–0
November 5St. Alban'sLexington, VAW 22–5
November 123:52 p.m.vs. GeorgetownL 5–111,000[4][5]
November 24at NavyL 5–21

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 2010 VMI Football Record Book
  2. "Virginia victorious - Columbian University defeated by a score of 33 to 0". The Washington Times. October 16, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Columbia outclassed - The V.M.I. Cadets defeat the big Washingtonians easily". Lexington Gazette. October 19, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "V. M. I. Cadets And Georgetown". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 12, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Blue And Gray Triumph". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. November 13, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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