The 1940 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1.[1]
| 1940 VMI Keydets football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (3–2–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VMI was ranked at No. 85 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Roanoke* |
| W 33–0 | 4,500 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at Duke | L 0–23 | 7,000 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Newberry* |
| W 13–0 | 1,500 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Davidson | W 13–7 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at Virginia* | W 7–0 | 18,000 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Richmond | L 7–9 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | William & Mary |
| T 0–0 | 6,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Washington University* | W 20–13 | 2,500 | [10][11] | |
| November 16 | vs. Maryland | W 20–0 | 1,500 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | 2:15 p.m. | vs. VPI |
| W 14–0 | 21,000 | [13] |
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References edit
- ^ "1940 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. thumps Roanoke team by 33–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Newberry Indians bow to strong VMI Cadets". The State. October 6, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. beats Davidson by 13 to 7 in aerial battle". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0". The Miami News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders hand Keydets first state setback, 9–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William and Mary, V.M.I. tie, 0–0, in battle at Lexington". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears Clash With V. M. I. Eleven Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 9, 1940. p. 3B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Virginia Military smashes way through Bears, 20–13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. beats Terp eleven by 20–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI runs rough-shod over Tech 14 to 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 25, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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