1946 VMI Keydets football team

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]

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 ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.