The 1944 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1944 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8.[1]
| 1944 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–5 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Catawba* |
| L 6–7 | 2,000 | [2] |
| October 7 | at Richmond | W 26–20 | 4,500 | [3] | |
| October 14 | vs. No. 17 Wake Forest | L 7–38 | 9,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | at Kentucky* | L 2–26 | 8,000 | [5] | |
| October 28 | vs. Virginia* | L 0–34 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | NC State |
| L 6–21 | [7] | |
| November 11 | at Clemson | L 12–57 | 7,500 | [8] | |
| November 18 | vs. William & Mary |
| L 0–26 | 5,000 | [9][10] |
| November 30 | vs. Maryland | L 6–8 | 4,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1944 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Catawba's Indians shade V.M.I.'s Cadet by 7 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats trim scrappy team from VMI 26–2". Daily Press. October 22, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Va. Cavaliers outclass VMI Cadets 34–0". Daily Press. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State gets 21–6 victory over Dominion's Cadets". The News and Observer. November 5, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers run wild, overwhelm VMI 57–12". The Greenville News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians given nod over VMI". Daily Press. November 18, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William and Mary Indians given VMI 26–0 shellacking". Daily Press. November 19, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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