1939 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1939 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Pooley Hubert (3rd season)

Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1938

1940 ->

1939 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Duke $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 12 Clemson | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
William & Mary | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Carolina | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
VMI | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Richmond | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
Furman | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
VPI | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Davidson | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maryland | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1939 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 68 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Roanoke*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 41–0| 2,000| [3]
September 30| at Kentucky*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 0–21| 5,000| [4]
October 7| vs. Davidson|

* Mitchell Stadium
* Bluefield, WV

| W 2–0| 2,500| [5]
October 14| at Vanderbilt*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 20–13| 5,000| [6]
October 21| Virginia*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 16–13| 9,000| [7]
October 28| at Columbia*|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 7–26| 12,000| [8]
November 4| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 15,000| [9]
November 11| No. 15 Duke|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 7–20| 12,000| [10]
November 18| vs. Maryland|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA

| W 13–0| | [11]
November 23| vs. VPI|

* Maher Field
* Roanoke, VA (rivalry)

| W 19–7| 20,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1939 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "V.M.I. trounces Roanoke, 41–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hard running shown by Wildcats in 21–0 win over V.M.I. on soggy field". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets top Davidson by 2 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Virginia turned back, 16 to 13, by inspired V.M.I." The Birmingham News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 29, 1939). "Columbia defeats V.M.I. by 26 to 7". The New York Times. p. S1.
9. ^ "Richmond and V.M.I. battle to scoreless tie". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Devils get 20–7 verdict, lose Darnell for season". The News and Observer. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Terps lose to V.M.I., 13 to 0, but gain edge in statistics". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "V.M.I. trounces Virginia Tech, 19 to 7". The Roanoke Times. November 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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VMI Keydets football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1921–1961)
* Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

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* The Citadel: Military Classic of the South
* Richmond
* William & Mary
* Virginia Tech

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* Porter Cup

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