1943 VMI Keydets football team

The 1943 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1943 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.^[1]

1943 VMI Keydets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Pooley Hubert (7th season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Maryland	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Richmond	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
NC State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, VMI ranked 180th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 44.5.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–27	10,000	[3]
October 2	Davidson	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 13–0	3,000	[4]
October 9	vs. Clemson	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 12–7	5,000	[5]
October 16	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–27	4,000	[6]
October 23	vs. Wake Forest	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 0–21	3,000	[7]
October 30	Virginia*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	L 0–34	2,500	[8]
November 13	vs. Georgia*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–46	5,000	[9]
November 25	vs. Maryland	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	L 14–21	7,000	[10]
*Non-conference game