1939 VMI Keydets football team

The 1939 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1939 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–1.^[1]

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VMI was ranked at No. 68 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Roanoke*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 41–0	2,000	^[3]
September 30	at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–21	5,000	^[4]
October 7	vs. Davidson	Mitchell Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 2–0	2,500	^[5]
October 14	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 20–13	5,000	^[6]
October 21	Virginia*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 16–13	9,000	^[7]
October 28	at Columbia*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 7–26	12,000	^[8]
November 4	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	T 0–0	15,000	^[9]
November 11	No. 15 Duke	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 7–20	12,000	^[10]
November 18	vs. Maryland	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 13–0		^[11]
November 23	vs. VPI	Maher Field Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	W 19–7	20,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule

1939 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll