1903 VMI Keydets football team

1903 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	Bill Roper (1st season)

1903 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Livingstone			–					3	–	0	–	0
Kentucky University			–					7	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					8	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					2	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					7	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					7	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					7	–	4	–	0
East Florida Seminary			–					3	–	2	–	1
Florida State College			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	3
Kendall			–					3	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					0	–	0	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					1	–	1	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	3	–	0
Columbian			–					2	–	5	–	0
Florida			–					1	–	3	–	0
Goldey College			–					0	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					1	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					0	–	4	–	0
TCU			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1903 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 13th season of organized football. The Keydets finished a short year at 2–1 led by first-year head coach Bill Roper.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 12	North Carolina A&M	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 6–0	[2]
October 17	vs. North Carolina	Roanoke, VA	L 6–28
Unknown	Old Point Comfort College	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 24–0

^[1]

References

1. "2010 VMI Football Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
2. "Cadets defeat Collegians". The Lynchburg News. October 13, 1903. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.