1956 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1956 VMI Keydets football Southern Conference SoCon 3–6–1 2–3–1 John McKenna 4th Alumni Field The 1956 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1956 1956 VMI Keydets football schedule VMI Athletics January 4, 2022 Schedule 1956 AP September 15 w y y 1956 Stetson Hatters Stetson Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL 47–6 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91849521/stetson-routed-476/ The Orlando Sentinel Stetson routed, 47–6 September 16, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/91849626/5000-see-college-football-return-to-st/ St. Petersburg Times 5,000 see college football return to St. Petersburg September 16, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com September 22 l y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 0–18 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91849855/bakhtiar-leads-cavaliers-over-vmi-180/ The Progress-Index Bakhtiar leads Cavaliers over VMI, 18–0 September 23, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com September 29 l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 12–32 26,150 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91850084/army-shakes-off-vmi/ Rocky Mount Telegram Army shakes off VMI September 30, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 35–20 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91850292/vmi-trips-ur-3520-in-fog-mist/ Richmond Times Dispatch VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist October 7, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 13 l y Lehigh Alumni Field Lexington, VA 20–27 4,500 Virginia Military Loses to Lehigh by 27–20 score; Engineers' Naylor gains 220 yards from scrimmage October 14, 1956 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67985526/1956-lehigh-vmi/ January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 l y George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 14–40 10,000 GW thumps Keydets, 40-14 Richmond Times-Dispatch October 20, 1956 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69821642/gw-thumps-keydets-40-14/ January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 27 t y Davidson Richardson Field Davidson, NC 13–13 5,000 Davidson, VMI play to 13–13 tie Asheville Citizen-Times October 28, 1956 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91851003/davidson-vmi-play-to-1313-tie/ January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 3 w y William & Mary City Stadium Lynchburg, VA rivalry 20–6 5,000 Indians beaten by Keydets, 20–6 November 4, 1956 The Progress-Index https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91851529/indians-beaten-by-keydets-206/ January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 10 l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 6–13 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91851855/west-virginia-nips-vmi-136/ The Montgomery Advertiser West Virginia nips VMI, 13–6 November 11, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l y VPI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 0–45 24,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91852084/virginia-tech-gobblers-blank-virginia-mi/ The Bristol Herald Courier Virginia Tech Gobblers blank Virginia Military, 45–0 November 23, 1956 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Keydets football