1938 VMI Keydets football team

The 1938 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1938 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–4.[1]

1938 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1–4 (4–0–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1 7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3 6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0 6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1 3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1 4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2 3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0 6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0 4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1 2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Elon*
W 33–7[2]
September 24at Virginia*T 12–1212,000[3]
October 1at Navy*L 0–2620,000[4]
October 8vs. ClemsonT 7–7[5]
October 15at RichmondW 13–612,000[6]
October 22at William & MaryW 14–05,000[7]
October 29at MarylandW 47–14[8]
November 5Wake Forest
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
T 6–64,000[9]
November 12at DavidsonW 19–64,000[10]
November 19Roanoke*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–03,000[11]
November 24vs. VPI
T 2–215,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1938 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. is flashy in beating Elon". Evening Star. September 18, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 25, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "20,000 see 26–0 defeat". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tigers and V.M.I. end desperate game at 7–7". The Greenville News. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. defeats Richmond, 13–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 16, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cadets subdue William & Mary". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. scores 47-to-14 rout of Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest fights V.M.I. to 6–6 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cadets defeat Davidsons by 19–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "V.M.I. Cadet's beat Roanoke College gridders by 6–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Squadron ties VPI 2–2 in annual game". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 29, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.