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
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
William & Mary 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 18 NC State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Duke 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
VPI 3 –3 –23 –4 –3
VMI 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
George Washington 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
The Citadel 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Catawba*
W 21–74,000[2]
September 28at Richmond
T 7–713,000[3]
October 5at Georgia Tech*
L 6–3225,000[4]
October 12at Virginia
L 8–1916,000[5]
October 19Davidsondagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 25–04,000[6]
October 26at No. 18 William & Mary
L 0–4110,000[7]
November 2vs. NC State
L 7–496,000[8]
November 9at Furman
W 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  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.


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