1954 VMI Keydets football team

The 1954 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1954 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach John McKenna, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6.

1954 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	John McKenna (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1954 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 West Virginia $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 16 VPI	3	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Davidson	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
VMI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Davidson	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–19	5,000
September 25	at George Washington	George Washington HS Stadium Alexandria, VA	W 16–14	5,000
October 2	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 19–6	6,000
October 9	at Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–44	7,941
October 16	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–21	17,000
October 23	vs. No. 10 West Virginia	Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	L 6–40	11,000
October 30	vs. Florida State*	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 19–33	7,000
November 6	vs. William & Mary	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 21–0	10,000
November 13	The Citadel	Wilson Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 42–0
November 25	vs. No. 16 VPI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 9–46	26,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game