1948 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

1948 VMI Keydets football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Arthur Morton (2nd season)

Home stadium| Alumni Field

Seasons

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1948 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Clemson $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 3 North Carolina | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
VMI | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 17 William & Mary | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
No. 20 Wake Forest | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maryland | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Duke | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Richmond | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Washington and Lee | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Furman | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
George Washington | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Davidson | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
VPI | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1
The Citadel | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1948 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 85 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Catawba*|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 28–6| 3,500| [3]
October 2| at George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| W 26–6| | [4]
October 9| vs. William & Mary|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)

| L 0–31| 21,000| [5]
October 16| at Richmond|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (rivalry)

| W 9–0| 11,000| [6]
October 23| at Virginia*|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 14–26| 20,000| [7]
October 30| Davidson|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 33–6| 5,000| [8]
November 6| at No. 20 Tulane*|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 7–28| | [9]
November 13| The Citadel|

* Alumni Field
* Lexington, VA (Rivalry)

| W 34–6| 3,000| [10]
November 25| vs. VPI|

* Victory Stadium
* Roanoke, VA (rivalry)

| W 33–7| 29,000| [11]

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

## References

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1. ^ "1948 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "V.M.I. throttles Catawba College 28–6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 26, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Thomason is star in VMI triumph". Pensacola News Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "W&M overpowers Keydets in Oyster Bowl Classic, 31–0". Daily Press. October 10, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "VMI downs Richmond by 9 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 17, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Virginia tops V.M.I., 26–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 24, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Keydets roll 33–6 count on Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Ed Price paces Tulane to 28–7 victory over VMI". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "VMI gets easy 34–6 decision over Bulldogs". The State. November 14, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Thomason leads VMI to 33–7 victory over Virginia Tech". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 26, 1948. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - 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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