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1939 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1939 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Roanoke*
W 41–02,000[2]
September 30at Kentucky*
L 0–215,000[3]
October 7vs. Davidson
W 2–02,500[4]
October 14at Vanderbilt*
W 20–135,000[5]
October 21Virginia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 16–139,000[6]
October 28at Columbia*
L 7–2612,000[7]
November 4at Richmond
T 0–015,000[8]
November 11No. 15 Duke
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–2012,000[9]
November 18vs. Maryland
W 13–0[10]
November 30vs. VPI
W 19–720,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1939 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. trounces Roanoke, 41–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hard running shown by Wildcats in 21–0 win over V.M.I. on soggy field". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 1, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets top Davidson by 2 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pritchard stars as V.M.I. beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia turned back, 16 to 13, by inspired V.M.I." The Birmingham News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 29, 1939). "Columbia defeats V.M.I. by 26 to 7". The New York Times. p. S1.
  8. ^ "Richmond and V.M.I. battle to scoreless tie". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Devils get 20–7 verdict, lose Darnell for season". The News and Observer. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps lose to V.M.I., 13 to 0, but gain edge in statistics". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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