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1894 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI   –   6 – 0 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   1 – 0 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 0 – 2
Vanderbilt   –   7 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   5 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   4 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Centre   –   3 – 1 – 0
Alabama   –   3 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 2
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 4 – 0
Auburn   –   1 – 3 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   1 – 4 – 1
Richmond   –   0 – 4 – 2
Centenary   –   0 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   0 – 2 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1894 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their fourth season of organized football. The Keydets compiled a 6–0 record, the first undefeated season in team history.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 13St. AlbansUnknownW 44–0
October 16Washington and Lee
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 4–0
November 3Hampton Athletic Club
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 48–0
November 21Roanoke
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 16–0
November 29vs. VAMC
W 10–61,500[2]
UnknownWashington and Lee
  • Unknown
  • Lexington, VA
W 16–0

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Roster

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Ends

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Name Position Class
Miles C. Selden Right end 1895
J. S. Jones Left end 1895

Guards

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Name Position Class
S. T. Stratton Right end 1898
Richard N. Poindexter Left end 1895

Tackles

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Name Position Class
G. Serpell Right tackle 1895
Charles E. Michel, Jr. Left tackle 1896

Centers

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Name Position Class
Peyton B. Locker Center 1896

Backs

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Name Position Class
Sidney Foster Quarterback 1897
Charles C. Dickinson Left half-back 1896
Edwin A. Hickman Right half-back 1895
John D. Twiggs Fullback 1895

Substitutes

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Name Class
A. J. Vaughan 1895
J. B. McCaw 1895
William A. Peterson 1895
Richard B. Lawson 1897
A. B. Taylor 1895
J. M. Baird 1897
Henry A. Wise 1895
William J. Twiggs 1897
H. McMullen 1898

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2010 VMI Football Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Virginia Institute 10; Blacksburg 6". The New York Times. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Virginia Military Institute (September 13, 1895). "Bomb". Virginia Military Institute – via Internet Archive.


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