| 1920 VMI Keydets football | |||
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| SAIAA champion | |||
| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
| 1920 record | 9–0 (5–0 SAIAA) | ||
| Head coach | Blandy Clarkson (1st year) | ||
Seasons
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Template:1920 SAIAA football standings 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[]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 25 | Roanoke* |
| W 54–0 | ||
| October 2 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 136–0 | ||
| October 9 | at Virginia |
| W 22–6 | ||
| October 16 | vs. The Citadel* | Lynchburg, VA (Military Classic of the South) | W 35–0 | ||
| October 23 | at Penn* | W 27–7 | |||
| October 30 | vs. NC State | Petersburg, VA | W 14–0 | ||
| November 6 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | W 23–0 | ||
| November 13 | Catholic University |
| W 96–0 | ||
| November 25 | 2:30pm[3] | vs. VPI |
| W 24–7 | 15,000[4]–20,000[5] |
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VMI Football Record Book
- ↑ "VMI Athletic History". http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1420805. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon". The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 1. November 25, 1920. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19201125.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1920--. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ "V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7". The World News (Library of Virginia): p. 13. November 26, 1920. http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19201126.1.13&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1920--. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ "V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I.". The Cadet (Virginia Military Institute): p. 1. November 27, 1920. http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/3079/rec/9. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ↑ The 1920 schedule
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