1937 VMI Keydets football team

1937 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Clemson 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Duke 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Furman 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1937 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Elon*
L 6–122,500[2]
September 24at Temple*
L 7–1815,000[3]
October 2vs. William & Mary
W 20–95,000[4]
October 9Davidson
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–02,500[5]
October 16at Richmond
W 21–711,000[6]
October 23at Virginia*
W 26–710,000[7]
October 30at Army*
L 7–2027,000[8]
November 6Maryland
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–95,000[9]
November 13The Citadel
W 27–01,500[10]
November 25vs. VPI
L 6–1220,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1937 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "V.M.I. eleven is upset by Elon Christians, 12–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 19, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Temple rallies to conquer V.M.I. in opener, 18–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flying Keydets triumph over Indians, 20–9". Daily Press. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Minus Lafefrty, Davidson beaten". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets trim Richmond U. eleven by score of 21 to 7". The Tampa Tribune. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "V.M.I. takes advantage of breaks to win, 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army in romp over V.M.I., 20–7". Daily News. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Place kick gives Maryland 9–7 win over V.M.I. team". The Huntsville Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Citadel falls before Virginia Military Institute by 27 to 0". The State. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Va. Tech beats V.M.I., 12 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1937. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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