1970 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1970
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Vito Ragazzo
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{1970 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1970 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Vito Ragazzo, the team compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing last in the SoCon.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1970 |title=1970 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=January 31, 2022}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1970
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 13–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title='New look' Keydets end losing skein, nip Furman, 13–0|newspaper=The State|date=September 13, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93938205/new-look-keydets-end-losing-skein-nip/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 0–42
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Rice Owls go wild, whip VMI, 42–0|newspaper=The Monitor|date=September 20, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93938376/rice-owls-go-wild-whip-vmi-420/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 10–47
| attend = 27,500
| source = {{cite news|title=West Va. mauls VMI, 47–10|newspaper=Florence Morning News|date=September 27, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93938573/west-va-mauls-vmi-4710/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| score = 3–56
| attend = 15,600
| source = {{cite news|title=BC thumps VMI, 56–3, in Penn State tuneup|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 4, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93938825/bc-thumps-vmi-563-in-penn-state-tuneu/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 10–49
| attend = 15,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Cavs trample VMI by 49–10|newspaper=The Herald-Sun|date=October 11, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939070/cavs-trample-vmi-by-4910/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 10–24
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|title=W&M drops Keydets 24–10|newspaper=Bluefield Daily Telegraph|date=October 18, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939277/wm-drops-keydets-2410/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–56
| attend = 17,345
| source = {{cite news|title=Citadel buries VMI, 56–9; Duncan sets rush record|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 25, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939583/citadel-buries-vmi-569-duncan-sets-ru/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 21–55
| attend = 2,400
| source = {{cite news|title=Davidson tops VMI, 55–21|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 1, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939817/davidson-tops-vmi-5521/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| score = 13–62
| attend = 28,500
| source = {{cite news|title=UNC routs Keydets, 62–13|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=November 8, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939956/unc-routs-keydets-6213/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–40
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Richards hits three bombs, Spiders clip Keydets, 40–17|newspaper=Daily Press|date=November 15, 1970|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93940171/richards-hits-three-bombs-spiders-clip/|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Victory Stadium
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–20
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90581138/vpi-wins-tennis-tops-2014-conquest-of/|work=Daily Press|title=VPI wins, Tennis tops 20–14 conquest of VMI|date=November 22, 1970|accessdate=January 31, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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