1944 VMI Keydets football team

1944 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $4–0–06–4–0
Wake Forest6–1–08–1–0
Clemson3–1–04–5–0
NC State3–1–07–2–0
William & Mary2–1–15–2–1
Maryland1–1–01–7–1
South Carolina1–3–03–4–2
VMI1–5–01–8–0
North Carolina0–3–11–7–1
Richmond0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1944 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Catawba*
L 6–72,000[2]
October 7at Richmond
W 26–204,500[3]
October 14vs. No. 17 Wake Forest
L 7–389,000[4]
October 20at Kentucky*
L 2–268,000[5]
October 28vs. Virginia*
L 0–34[6]
November 4NC State
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–21[7]
November 11at Clemson
L 12–577,500[8]
November 18vs. William & Mary
L 0–265,000[9][10]
November 30vs. Maryland
L 6–84,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1944 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Catawba's Indians shade V.M.I.'s Cadet by 7 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats trim scrappy team from VMI 26–2". Daily Press. October 22, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Va. Cavaliers outclass VMI Cadets 34–0". Daily Press. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State gets 21–6 victory over Dominion's Cadets". The News and Observer. November 5, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Clemson Tigers run wild, overwhelm VMI 57–12". The Greenville News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indians given nod over VMI". Daily Press. November 18, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "William and Mary Indians given VMI 26–0 shellacking". Daily Press. November 19, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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