1920 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1920 VMI Keydets football VMI Keydets (1920 team picture).jpg 285 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 9–0 5–0 Blandy Clarkson 1st SAIAA 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.VMI Football Record Book College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Leech starred on the team, leading the nation in scoring with 210 points.http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1420805 VMI Athletic History February 23, 2015 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 September 25 w y 1920 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA 54–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-vmi-easily-de/190054513/ Richmond Times-Dispatch V.M.I. easily defeats Roanoke College boys September 26, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 2 w y 1920 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA 136–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-vmi-scores-136-to-h/148974121/ V.M.I. scores 136 to Hampden–Sidney's 0 in game turned rout The Roanoke Times October 2, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 w y Virginia Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 22–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-vmi-defeats-u-of-v/150530131/ The Roanoke Times V.M.I. defeats U. of VA.; 22 to 6 October 10, 1920 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 w y y The Citadel Fairgrounds Lynchburg, VA rivalry 35–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-virginia-military-i/148648847/ The Lynchburg News Virginia Military Institute overwhelms Citadel eleven by score of 35 to 0 October 17, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 w y y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 27–7 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-virginia-insti/190054850/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Virginia Institute creates football surprise by walloping Penn October 24, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 30 w NC State VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA 14–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-flying-cadets-defea/150729079/ The Lynchburg News Flying Cadets defeat State October 31, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 w y North Carolina Emerson Field Chapel Hill, NC 23–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-vmi-starts-earl/190054969/ The Commercial Appeal V.M.I. starts early November 7, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 w 1920 Catholic University Red and Black Catholic University VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA 96–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-flying-squadron-swam/190055142/ The Birmingham News Flying Squadron swamps Catholic November 14, 1920 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 2:30 p.m. w y VPI Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA rivalry 24–7 15,000–20,000 V.M.I. and V.P.I. Clash at Fair Grounds in Annual Classic This Afternoon http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19201125.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1920-- Library of Virginia The World News November 25, 1920 1 December 14, 2015V.M.I. Concludes Season with Clean Slate; Wins Over V.P.I. By Score 24-7 http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TWN19201126.1.13&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1920-- Library of Virginia The World News November 26, 1920 13 December 14, 2015V.M.I. Wallops V.P.I. https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/3079/rec/9 Virginia Military Institute The Cadet November 27, 1920 1 February 3, 2016 The 1920 schedule References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons Category:South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons VMI Keydets football