1941 VMI Keydets football team

1941 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke +5–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +4–0–14–4–1
Clemson5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–08–2–0
VMI4–2–04–6–0
VPI4–2–06–4–0
Wake Forest4–2–15–5–1
NC State3–4–24–5–2
Furman2–3–23–4–2
Washington and Lee1–2–21–6–2
North Carolina2–4–03–7–0
Maryland1–2–03–5–1
Davidson1–5–21–6–3
The Citadel0–2–14–3–1
George Washington0–4–11–7–1
Richmond0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 134.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 101 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Backs Bosh Pritchard and Joe Muha were selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as second-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[3][4]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Clemson
L 7–366,000[5]
October 4at Temple*
L 13–2815,000[6]
October 11at Army*
L 20–277,000[7]
October 18Virginia*
L 7–2714,000[8][9]
October 25at Richmond
W 25–7[10]
November 1Davidson
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 13–71,000[11]
November 8at William & Mary
L 0–2113,000[12]
November 15at Maryland
W 27–0[13]
November 20vs. VPI
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)
W 15–1019,000[14]
December 5at Miami (FL)*
L 7–1019,544[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1941 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke". The Delta Democrat-Times. December 2, 1941. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  5. ↑ Anthony Foy (September 21, 1941). "Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Fred Byrod (October 4, 1941). "Temple Crushes V.M.I. Under 28-13 Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Army Batters Citadel, 19-6". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Routs VMI, 27-7: Bill Dudley Passes Cavaliers To Win". Daily Press. October 19, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "14,000 Fans Watch Virginia Stop the Squadron, 27-7 for First Win Against Hubert-Coached Eleven". The Cadet. October 13, 1941. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ Barton Pattie (October 26, 1941). "Muha Scores Thrice To Give V.M.I. Keydets 27-7 Victory Over Richmond; Season's 1st". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 2, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ George Wright (November 9, 1941). "Indians Roll Over V.M.I. In Homecoming Victory, 21 To 0: 'Pap' Fields Turns In Brilliant Game". Daily Press (Newport News, California). p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "V.M.I Trims Maryland By 27-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Miami beats VMI, 10-7". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 6, 1941. p. 11.
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