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

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]

Schedule

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. Clemson
T 7–7[5]
October 15at Richmond
W 13–612,000[6]
October 22at William & Mary
W 14–05,000[7]
October 29at Maryland
W 47–14[8]
November 5Wake Forest
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
T 6–64,000[9]
November 12at Davidson
W 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

  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.


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