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.VMI Football Record Book
/ref> After a 3–0 start with three shutout victories, VMI lost five out of their final six games.

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''The 1917 Bomb''
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