1920 VMI Keydets football team

1920 VMI Keydets football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–0 (5–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Maryland 4 0 0 7 2 0
Washington and Lee 3 0 0 5 3 0
Georgetown 3 1 0 6 4 0
Virginia 3 1 0 5 2 2
NC State 4 2 0 7 3 0
Richmond 2 2 0 6 2 0
Davidson 2 2 0 5 5 0
VPI 2 4 0 4 6 0
Catholic University 1 3 0 3 5 0
George Washington 0 1 0 1 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 0 3 0
William & Mary 0 4 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 30th season of organized football, during the 1920 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Blandy Clarkson, the Keydets went 9–0 and outscored opponents 431 to 20.[1] College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Leech starred on the team, leading the nation in scoring with 210 points.[2] Leech was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp. The season included the first instance of the rivalry with The Citadel, which would later become known as the Military Classic of the South. The team was nicknamed "The Flying Squadron."

  1. ^ VMI Football Record Book
  2. ^ "VMI Athletic History". Retrieved February 23, 2015.