1899 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1899 VMI Keydets football 1899 VMI Keydets football team.jpg 285 Independent 1–0 Sam Boyle 2nd The 1899 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their ninth season of organized football. Sam Boyle coached his second season for the Keydets, which featured only one game—a 39–0 win over 1899 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3146&year=1899 College Football Data Warehouse June 26, 2011 David DeLassus Coaching records game-by-Game: S.A. Boyle (1899) March 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302025702/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3146&year=1899 deadhttp://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/708636.pdf 2010 VMI Football Virginia Military Institute June 26, 2011 Although the team only played one game in mid-October, the squad was assembled for practice in early September.https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734673172.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05%2C+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+%281837-1985%29&desc=ON+THE+FOOTBALL+FIELD&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20120302025705/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734673172.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+05%2C+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+%281837-1985%29&desc=ON+THE+FOOTBALL+FIELD&pqatl=google dead March 2, 2012 ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Lexington Cadet's Eleven The Baltimore Sun September 5, 1899 June 29, 2011 6 The 1899 football season at VMI was cut short by an outbreak of typhoid fever on the campus. As reported by one account: "VMI had time to crush only Washington and Lee 39–0 before the 1899 season was abruptly ended by an outbreak of typhoid fever which closed the Institute for six weeks."George C. Marshall and the Virginia Military Institute George C. Marshall Foundation 11–12 http://www.marshallfoundation.org/about/timeline/documents/marshallatvmi.pdf 2011-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927043414/http://www.marshallfoundation.org/about/timeline/documents/marshallatvmi.pdf 2011-09-27 dead On October 16, 1899, all 250 cadets were sent to their homes on account of the outbreak.Typhoid at Virginia Institute The Free Lance October 19, 1899 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sI5UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5643,3566460&dq=virginia-military+typhoid&hl=enMILITARY INSTITUTE CLOSED: Cadets Furloughed For Thirty Days Because Typhoid Fever The Sun, Baltimore, Md. October 17, 1899 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734736822.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+17%2C+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=MILITARY+INSTITUTE+CLOSED&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085719/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734736822.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+17,+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=MILITARY+INSTITUTE+CLOSED&pqatl=google dead November 7, 2012 At least one cadet died in the outbreak,DEATH OF CADET LEMOINE The Sun, Baltimore, Md. October 19, 1899 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734741232.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+19%2C+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=DEATH+OF+CADET+LEMOINE&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085708/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734741232.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Oct+19,+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=DEATH+OF+CADET+LEMOINE&pqatl=google dead November 7, 2012 and the school was not re-opened until November 28, 1899—after the football season had ended.Typhoid Fever at College: Report of the State Board of Health on Outlook at the Virginia Military Institute The News and Courier November 17, 1899 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T1VJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9gkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1797,4800848&dq=virginia-military+typhoid&hl=enMILITARY INSTITUTE: Report Of The State Board Of Health ON THE FEVER OUTBREAK The Disease Was Imported To The Premises -- Remedies Suggested - School To Open November 28 The Sun, Baltimore, Md. November 17, 1899 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734788722.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+17%2C+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=MILITARY+INSTITUTE&pqatl=google https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085745/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1734788722.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+17,+1899&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=MILITARY+INSTITUTE&pqatl=google dead November 7, 2012 VMI's sole opponent for the year, Washington and Lee, finished the season with a record of 0–4–1. The "Keydets" of VMI handed their one opponent the biggest defeat (by score) of the season.http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=81&season=1899 College Football Reference Washington & Lee University (VA) - 1899 July 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302025715/http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=81&season=1899 2012-03-02 dead In the lone game of the season, W. B. "Bruce" Montgomery Jr., the captain and quarterback for VMI, scored a touchdown on an 80-yard carry.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cPpBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3bgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6076,3575520&dq=virginia+military+institute&hl=en Baltimore American A Game at Lexington June 26, 2011 October 12, 1899Bomb 1900 Virginia Military Institute 76–77 https://archive.org/stream/bomb1900virg#page/76/mode/2up Montgomery would go on to the next season to be team captain and assist with coaching duties.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024441/1900-09-11/ed-1/seq-6/;words=footbal+Bruce+football+Virginia+Montgomery+Military The Washington Evening Times September 11, 1900 6 June 29, 2011 Training for Football One of the individuals who played for the VMI football team in 1899 and 1900 was George C. Marshall, who went on to be Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.The Bomb (VMI yearbook) 1900 VMI 76 https://archive.org/stream/bomb1900virg#page/76/mode/2up Schedule October 11 w 1899 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee Unknown Lexington, VA 39–0 References Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Category:College football undefeated seasons VMI Keydets football