1944 VMI Keydets football team

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
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Catawba*
L 6–72,000[2]
October 7at RichmondW 26–204,500[3]
October 14vs. No. 17 Wake ForestL 7–389,000[4]
October 20at Kentucky*L 2–268,000[5]
October 28vs. Virginia*L 0–34[6]
November 4NC State
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–21[7]
November 11at ClemsonL 12–577,500[8]
November 18vs. William & Mary
L 0–265,000[9][10]
November 30vs. MarylandL 6–84,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1944 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats trim scrappy team from VMI 26–2". Daily Press. October 22, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Va. Cavaliers outclass VMI Cadets 34–0". Daily Press. October 29, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State gets 21–6 victory over Dominion's Cadets". The News and Observer. November 5, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson Tigers run wild, overwhelm VMI 57–12". The Greenville News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Indians given nod over VMI". Daily Press. November 18, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "William and Mary Indians given VMI 26–0 shellacking". Daily Press. November 19, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.