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1943 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1943 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, VMI ranked 180th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 44.5.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Temple*L 0–2710,000[3]
October 2Davidson
W 13–03,000[4]
October 9vs. ClemsonW 12–75,000[5]
October 16at RichmondL 0–274,000[6]
October 23vs. Wake Forest
L 0–213,000[7]
October 30Virginia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–342,500[8]
November 13vs. Georgia*L 7–465,000[9]
November 25vs. Maryland
  • Victory Stadium
  • Roanoke, VA
L 14–217,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "10,000 see Temple eleven win, 27–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI Cadets beat Davidson by 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "V.M.I. wins thriller from Clemson, 12–7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest relies on breaks to lick V.M.I., 21 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Associated Press. October 24, 1943. p. 15. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia overwhelms VMI Keydets by 34–0". The Daily News Leader. October 31, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cook runs wild as Bulldogs triumph, 46 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.