1940_VMI_Keydets_football_team

1940 VMI Keydets football team

1940 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season

The 1940 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1.[1]

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VMI was ranked at No. 85 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1940 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "V.M.I. thumps Roanoke team by 33–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Fighting Newberry Indians bow to strong VMI Cadets". The State. October 6, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "V.M.I. beats Davidson by 13 to 7 in aerial battle". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "V.M.I. whips Cavaliers, 7–0". The Miami News. October 20, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Spiders hand Keydets first state setback, 9–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "William and Mary, V.M.I. tie, 0–0, in battle at Lexington". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bears Clash With V. M. I. Eleven Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 9, 1940. p. 3B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Virginia Military smashes way through Bears, 20–13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "V.M.I. beats Terp eleven by 20–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "VMI runs rough-shod over Tech 14 to 0". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. November 25, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.


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