1945 VMI Keydets football team

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]

1945 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Emory & Henry*
W 37–02,500[2]
September 29at RichmondW 40–610,000[3]
October 6vs. VirginiaL 7–408,000[4]
October 13at NC StateW 21–147,500[5]
October 20vs. William & Mary
L 9–1310,000[6]
November 3at Vanderbilt*W 27–135,000[7]
November 10at MarylandL 0–387,000[8]
November 17Catawba*
L 7–141,000[9]
November 22vs. VPIW 7–023,000[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.