1922 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1922
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 7–2
| head_coach = Blandy Clarkson
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1922 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1922 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1922 college football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Blandy Clarkson, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1922 |title=1922 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=December 19, 2021}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1922|team=Lynchburg Hornets|title=Lynchburg}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 34–7
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90844194/vmi-opens-season-by-beating-lynchburg/|work=The Times Dispatch|title=V.M.I. opens season by beating Lynchburg|date=September 24, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Roanoke
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 50–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90844745/vmi-swamps-roanoke/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=V.M.I. swamps Roanoke|date=October 8, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1922|team=Morris Harvey|title=Morris Harvey}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 62–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90844971/flying-cadets-win-over-morris-harvey-sp/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Flying Cadets win over Morris Harvey; Spectacular game|date=October 15, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Lambeth Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Flying Squadron Repeats Bitter Dose For Virginia Before Crowd Of 11,000 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86211148/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=The Times-Dispatch |date=October 22, 1922 |page=1 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Cadets Win From Orange And Blue On Lambeth Field (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86211148/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=The Times-Dispatch |date=October 22, 1922 |page=47 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90845391/vmi-cadets-beat-the-tar-heel-tech/|work=Daily Press|title=V.M.I. Cadets beat the Tar Heel Tech|date=October 29, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1922|team=Catholic University Cardinals|title=Catholic University}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 61–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90845640/vmi-runs-wild-winning-61-to-0/|work=The Durham Morning Herald|title=V.M.I. runs wild winning 61 to 0|date=November 5, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Mayo Island Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–9
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Lutz |first=Earle |title=12,000 see game go to Tarheels in fierce drive |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84985425/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=The Times-Dispatch |date=November 12, 1922 |page=1 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Wilson Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 45–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70178742/vmi-cadets-score-easily-against-gw/|work=The Washington Herald|title=V.M.I. Cadets score easily against G.W.|date=November 19, 1922|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Fair Grounds
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 3–7
| attend = 12,000–16,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Virginia Cadets meet in twenty-first fight before record crowd|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=TRWN19221130.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1922--|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=The Roanoke World-News|date=October 15, 1922|page=1|access-date=December 23, 2015}}{{cite news |title=Techs lick Cadets in thrilling game|url=http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19221201.1.1&e=------192-en-20--1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-foot+ball----1922--|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=December 1, 1922|page=1|access-date=December 23, 2015}}
}}
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