1916 VMI Keydets football team

1916 VMI Keydets football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (1–4 SAIAA)
Head coach	Frank Gorton (3rd season)
Home stadium	VMI Parade Ground

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
George Washington	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Richmond	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1916 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their 26th season of organized football. Led by third-year head coach Frank Gorton, the Keydets went 4–5. After a 3–0 start with three shutout victories, VMI lost five out of their final six games.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		Hampden–Sydney*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 19–0
October 7		William & Mary	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 66–0
October 14		Gallaudet*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	W 54–0
October 21		at Maryland State*	College Park, MD	L 9–15
October 28		at North Carolina	Emerson Field Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–38
November 4		Catholic University	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	L 14–16
November 11		vs. Clemson*	Richmond, VA	W 37–7
November 18		Virginia	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA	L 7–20
November 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 14–23	5,000
*Non-conference game