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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–1–4 (4–0–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Pooley Hubert (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Elon*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 33–7		^[2]
September 24	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	T 12–12	12,000	^[3]
October 1	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–26	20,000	^[4]
October 8	vs. Clemson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	T 7–7		^[5]
October 15	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 13–6	12,000	^[6]
October 22	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 14–0	5,000	^[7]
October 29	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 47–14		^[8]
November 5	Wake Forest	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	T 6–6	4,000	^[9]
November 12	at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 19–6	4,000	^[10]
November 19	Roanoke*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 6–0	3,000	^[11]
November 24	vs. VPI	Maher Field Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	T 2–2	15,000	^[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.