1945 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1945 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Pooley Hubert (9th season)

Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

<- 1944

1946 ->

1945 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Duke $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 19 Wake Forest | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
William & Mary | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Clemson | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryland | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
VMI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Carolina | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
VPI | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Carolina | 0  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 3
Richmond | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1945 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their ninth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| Emory & Henry*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 37–0| 2,500| [2]
September 29| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| W 40–6| 10,000| [3]
October 6| vs. Virginia|

* City Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| L 7–40| 8,000| [4]
October 13| at NC State|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| W 21–14| 7,500| [5]
October 20| vs. William & Mary|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| L 9–13| 10,000| [6]
November 3| at Vanderbilt*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 27–13| 5,000| [7]
November 10| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 0–38| 7,000| [8]
November 17| Catawba*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 7–14| 1,000| [9]
November 22| vs. VPI|

* Victory Stadium
* Roanoke, VA (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 23,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1945 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
2. ^ "VMI rolls up 37 to 0 victory over Emory & Henry". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "VMI scores easy 40–6 victory over Spiders". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 30, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Cavaliers score another victory". The News and Observer. October 7, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Techs and Cadets stage hot battle under lights". The News and Observer. October 14, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "W&M beats VMI in last minute, 13–9". The State. October 21, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vandy bows before fast VMI, 27–13". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Maryland rolls to 38–0 victory over V.M.I. on home-coming day". The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Catawba's Tribe tops Cadets, 14–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 18, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Keydets edge Gobblers by last quarter score, 7–0". Daily Press. November 23, 1945. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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VMI Keydets football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

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

Culture & lore|

* Traditions
* "The Spirit"
* Moe the Kangaroo
* Porter Cup

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