1908 VMI Keydets football team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1908 record | 4-2 |
| Head coach | Charles Roller (2nd year) |
The 1908 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute in their eighteenth season of organized football. VMI went 4-2 in a fairly short season under head coach Charles Roller.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 3[2] | William & Mary* | Unknown • Lexington, VA (Rivalry) | W 21-0 | ||||||
| October 10 | Hampden-Sydney* | Unknown • Lexington, VA | W 40-0 | ||||||
| October 13[3] | Staunton Military Academy* | Unknown • Lexington, VA | W 57-0 | ||||||
| October 17[3] | St. John's* | Unknown • Lexington, VA | L 2-10 | ||||||
| October 24[4] | vs. VPI* | Unknown • Roanoke, VA (Rivalry) | L 0-10 | ||||||
| October 31[5] | vs. Roanoke* | Unknown • Lexington, VA | W 37-0 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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- On October 13, when VMI played Staunton Military, Charles Roller was away, being replaced by assistant coach Pete Krebs, who also coached the basketball team that year.[3]
- On October 31, VMI's George Cook Ferebee died from a blow to the head during the Keydets game against Roanoke College. The game was stopped immediately when his death was announced, after he was carried away to a nearby hospital.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/708636.pdf
- ↑ http://www2.vmi.edu/thecadet/pdfs-hi/1908/The-Cadet_1908-10-06.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www2.vmi.edu/thecadet/pdfs-hi/1908/The-Cadet_1908-10-20.pdf
- ↑ http://www2.vmi.edu/thecadet/pdfs-hi/1908/The-Cadet_1908-10-27.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www2.vmi.edu/thecadet/pdfs-hi/1908/The-Cadet_1908-11-03.pdf
