1905 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1905 VMI Keydets football

Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Ira Johnson (1st season)
Seasons← 1904 1906 →

1905 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Tusculum		–		1	–	0	–	0
Stetson		–		4	–	0	–	1
VPI		–		9	–	1	–	0
Navy		–		10	–	1	–	1
Grant		–		6	–	1	–	0
Kentucky University		–		7	–	0	–	3
Oklahoma		–		7	–	2	–	0
Washington and Lee		–		7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M		–		7	–	2	–	0
Marshall		–		6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		4	–	1	–	1
West Virginia		–		6	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State College		–		6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina		–		4	–	2	–	1
Maryland		–		6	–	4	–	0
Central State Normal		–		4	–	3	–	1
North Carolina		–		4	–	3	–	1
Virginia		–		5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University		–		0	–	0	–	1
TCU		–		4	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		3	–	4	–	1
The Citadel		–		2	–	3	–	1
Richmond		–		3	–	5	–	2
George Washington		–		3	–	4	–	2
Davidson		–		3	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)		–		1	–	2	–	1
VMI		–		2	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma A&M		–		1	–	4	–	2
Arkansas		–		2	–	6	–	0
Kendall		–		1	–	3	–	0
Georgetown		–		2	–	7	–	0
Goldey College		–		1	–	4	–	0
Baylor		–		1	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Industrial		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1905 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 15th season of organized football. VMI had their worst winning percentage in team history, with a 2–5–1 record under coach Ira Johnson.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	North Carolina A&M	Lexington, VA	L 0–5
October 7	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–29
October 16	Randolph–Macon	Lexington, VA	T 0–0
October 28	William & Mary	Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 23–0
November 10	Davidson	Lexington, VA	L 6–8
November 18	vs. North Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–17
November 30	vs. VPI	Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–34
Unknown	St. John's (MD)	Lexington, VA	W 11–10

References

^ "2010 VMI Football Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
"A. and M. defeats V.M.I." The Washington Post. September 30, 1905. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Davidson 8, V.M.I. 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1905. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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