1946 VMI Keydets football team

The 1946 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1946 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). In their tenth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–3–1 against SoCon opponents) and was outscored by a total of 203 to 133.[1]

1946 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Catawba*
W 21–74,000[2]
September 28at RichmondT 7–713,000[3]
October 5at Georgia Tech*L 6–3225,000[4]
October 12at VirginiaL 8–1916,000[5]
October 19Davidson 
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 25–04,000[6]
October 26at No. 18 William & MaryL 0–4110,000[7]
November 2vs. NC StateL 7–496,000[8]
November 9at FurmanW 26–7[9]
November 16The Citadel
W 26–73,000[10]
November 28vs. VPI
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
L 7–2024,000–28,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1946 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "VMI passes beat Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders tie VMI". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 29, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech crushes V.M.I. by 32–6 margin". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers trounce VMI, 19–8". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI celebrates homecoming by trampling Davidson, 25–0". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&M crushes Keydets 41 to 0 at homecoming". Daily Press. October 27, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State beats VMI. 49–7, with powerful offensive". The News and Observer. November 3, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI racks up 26–7 victory over Furman". The Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Virginia Military turns back Citadel, 26 to 7". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The Bugle 1947" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1947. p. 184. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "Tech Takes V.M.I. 20 to 7; Mills Make A.P. All-State". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 2, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved February 2, 2016.