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]

1941 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pooley Hubert (5th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

VMI was ranked at No. 101 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

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.^[3][4]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Clemson	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–36	6,000	^[5]
October 4	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 13–28	15,000	^[6]
October 11	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 20–27	7,000	^[7]
October 18	Virginia*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 7–27	14,000	^[8]
October 25	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 25–7		^[9]
November 1	Davidson	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 13–7	1,000	^[10]
November 8	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	13,000	^[11]
November 15	at Maryland	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 27–0		^[12]
November 20	vs. VPI	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	W 15–10	19,000	^[13]
December 5	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–10	19,544	^[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1941 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke". The Delta Democrat-Times. December 2, 1941. p. 6.
4. "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
5. 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.
6. Fred Byrod (October 4, 1941). "Temple Crushes V.M.I. Under 28-13 Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Army Batters Citadel, 19-6". New York Daily News. October 5, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Virginia Routs VMI, 27-7: Bill Dudley Passes Cavaliers To Win". Daily Press. October 19, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. 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.
10. "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.
11. 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.
12. "V.M.I Trims Maryland By 27-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 27, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
14. "Miami beats VMI, 10-7". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. December 6, 1941. p. 11.