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    1946 VMI Keydets football team

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    1946 VMI Keydets football
    ConferenceSouthern Conference
    Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
    Head coach
    • Pooley Hubert (10th season)
    Home stadiumAlumni Field
    Seasons
    ← 1945
    1947 →
    1946 Southern Conference football standings
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    		 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

    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]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 21Catawba*
    • Alumni Field
    • Lexington, VA
    		W 21–74,000[2]
    September 28at Richmond
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
    		T 7–713,000[3]
    October 5at Georgia Tech*
    • Grant Field
    • Atlanta, GA
    		L 6–3225,000[4]
    October 12at Virginia
    • Scott Stadium
    • Charlottesville, VA
    		L 8–1916,000[5]
    October 19Davidsondagger
    • Alumni Field
    • Lexington, VA
    		W 25–04,000[6]
    October 26at No. 18 William & Mary
    • Cary Field
    • Williamsburg VA (rivalry)
    		L 0–4110,000[7]
    November 2vs. NC State
    • Victory Stadium
    • Roanoke, VA
    		L 7–496,000[8]
    November 9at Furman
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		W 26–7[9]
    November 16The Citadel
    • Alumni Field
    • Lexington, VA (Rivalry)
    		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

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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.


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