1943 VMI Keydets football team

The 1943 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1943 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.[1]

1943 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, VMI ranked 180th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 44.5.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Temple*L 0–2710,000[3]
October 2Davidson
W 13–03,000[4]
October 9vs. ClemsonW 12–75,000[5]
October 16at RichmondL 0–274,000[6]
October 23vs. Wake Forest
L 0–213,000[7]
October 30Virginia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–342,500[8]
November 13vs. Georgia*L 7–465,000[9]
November 25vs. Maryland
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 14–217,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "10,000 see Temple eleven win, 27–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI Cadets beat Davidson by 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. wins thriller from Clemson, 12–7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest relies on breaks to lick V.M.I., 21 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Associated Press. October 24, 1943. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia overwhelms VMI Keydets by 34–0". The Daily News Leader. October 31, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cook runs wild as Bulldogs triumph, 46 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.