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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]

Record4–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumAlumni Field
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1941 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
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1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke +5–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +4–0–14–4–1
Clemson5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–08–2–0
VMI4–2–04–6–0
VPI4–2–06–4–0
Wake Forest4–2–15–5–1
NC State3–4–24–5–2
Furman2–3–23–4–2
Washington and Lee1–2–21–6–2
North Carolina2–4–03–7–0
Maryland1–2–03–5–1
Davidson1–5–21–6–3
The Citadel0–2–14–3–1
George Washington0–4–11–7–1
Richmond0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Clemson
L 7–366,000[5]
October 4at Temple*L 13–2815,000[6]
October 11at Army*L 20–277,000[7]
October 18Virginia*
L 7–2714,000[8][9]
October 25at RichmondW 25–7[10]
November 1Davidson
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 13–71,000[11]
November 8at William & MaryL 0–2113,000[12]
November 15at MarylandW 27–0[13]
November 20vs. VPI
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)
W 15–1019,000[14]
December 5at Miami (FL)*L 7–1019,544[15]
  • *Non-conference game
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