1942 VMI Keydets football team

The 1942 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.[1]

1942 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
VPI 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Duke 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
NC State 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
VMI 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
South Carolina 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

VMI was ranked at No. 160 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. Clemson
T 0–03,000[3]
October 2at Temple*
L 6–715,000[4]
October 10at Virginia*
W 38–188,000[5]
October 17Marylanddagger
W 29–05,000[6]
October 24at Richmond
W 20–67,000[7]
October 31Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–24[8]
November 7at Wake Forest
L 0–286,000[9]
November 14vs. No. 15 William & Mary
L 6–2717,500[10]
November 26vs. VPI
L 6–2022,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1942 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson and VMI tie, 0 to 0". The Greenville News. September 27, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Temple beats V.M.I., 7–6, in grid thriller". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Joe Muha leads Keydets to win over U. of Va". The Daily News Leader. October 11, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "V.M.I. shatters Maryland's hopes for unbeaten season in 29–0 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Muha stars as V.M.I. wins, 20–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "V.M.I., minus Muha, succumbs to Cats, 24–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wake Forest dominates play to beat V.M.I., 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "W–M mauls VMI, 27–6, with four scores in opening half". Daily Press. November 15, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Keydets bow to Gobblers". The Daily News Leader. November 27, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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