1941 VMI Keydets football team

The 1941 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 134.[1] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

1941 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1941 record4–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –0 –1  4 –4 –1
Clemson 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
William & Mary 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
VMI 4 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
VPI 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
NC State 3 –4 –2  4 –5 –2
Furman 2 –3 –2  3 –4 –2
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –2  1 –6 –2
North Carolina 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
Davidson 1 –5 –2  1 –6 –3
The Citadel 0 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
George Washington 0 –4 –1  1 –7 –1
Richmond 0 –6 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Backs Bosh Pritchard and Joe Muha were selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as second-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Clemson
L 7–366,000[4]
October 4at Temple*
L 13–2815,000[5]
October 11at Army*
L 20–277,000[6]
October 18Virginia*
L 7–2714,000[7]
October 25at RichmondRichmond, VA (rivalry)W 25–7[8]
November 1Davidson
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 13–71,000[9]
November 8at William & Mary
L 0–2113,000[10]
November 15at Maryland
W 27–0[11]
November 20vs. VPI
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)
W 15–1019,000[12]
December 5at Miami (FL)*
L 7–1019,544[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1941 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903933/all_southern_conference_team_paced_by/
  3. "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
  4. Anthony Foy (September 21, 1941). "Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fred Byrod (October 4, 1941). "Temple Crushes V.M.I. Under 28-13 Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Army Batters Citadel, 19-6". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia Routs VMI, 27-7: Bill Dudley Passes Cavaliers To Win". Daily Press. October 19, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Barton Pattie (October 26, 1941). "Muha Scores Thrice To Give V.M.I. Keydets 27-7 Victory Over Richmond; Season's 1st". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 2, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. George Wright (November 9, 1941). "Indians Roll Over V.M.I. In Homecoming Victory, 21 To 0: 'Pap' Fields Turns In Brilliant Game". Daily Press (Newport News, California). p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "V.M.I Trims Maryland By 27-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  13. "Miami beats VMI, 10-7". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 6, 1941. p. 11.
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