1946 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1946 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–5–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Pooley Hubert (10th season)

Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

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1947 ->

1946 Southern Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Catawba*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 21–7| 4,000| [2]
September 28| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| T 7–7| 13,000| [3]
October 5| at Georgia Tech*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 6–32| 25,000| [4]
October 12| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 8–19| 16,000| [5]
October 19| Davidson|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 25–0| 4,000| [6]
October 26| at No. 18 William & Mary|

* Cary Field
* Williamsburg VA (rivalry)

| L 0–41| 10,000| [7]
November 2| vs. NC State|

* Victory Stadium
* Roanoke, VA

| L 7–49| 6,000| [8]
November 9| at Furman|

* Sirrine Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| W 26–7| | [9]
November 16| The Citadel|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA (Rivalry)

| W 26–7| 3,000| [10]
November 28| vs. VPI|

* Victory Stadium
* Roanoke, VA (rivalry)

| L 7–20| 24,000–28,000| [11][12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* 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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VMI Keydets football

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

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