1938 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–1–4
| conf_record = 4–0–3
| head_coach = Pooley Hubert
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1938 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1938 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1938 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled an overall record of 6–1–4.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1938 |title=1938 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=December 21, 2021}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1938|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 33–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90926876/vmi-is-flashy-in-beating-elon/|work=Evening Star|title=V.M.I. is flashy in beating Elon|date=September 18, 1938|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 12–12
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia and V.M.I. tie, 12 to 12|newspaper=Richmond Times Dispatch|date=September 25, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90926999/virginia-and-vmi-tie-12-to-12/|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Thompson Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 0–26
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=20,000 see 26–0 defeat|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=October 2, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927113/20000-see-260-defeat/|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = American Legion Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 7–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Tigers and V.M.I. end desperate game at 7–7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 9, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927247/tigers-and-vmi-end-desperate-game-at/|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–6
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927417/vmi-defeats-richmond-136/|work=Richmond Times Dispatch|title=V.M.I. defeats Richmond, 13–6|date=October 16, 1938|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927547/cadets-subdue-william-mary/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Cadets subdue William & Mary|date=October 23, 1938|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| score = 47–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=V.M.I. scores 47-to-14 rout of Maryland|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 30, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927723/vmi-scores-47-to-14-rout-of-maryland/|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = t
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 6–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927875/wake-forest-fights-vmi-to-66-deadloc/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Wake Forest fights V.M.I. to 6–6 deadlock|date=November 6, 1938|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Field
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 19–6
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90928091/cadets-defeat-davidsons-by-196/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Cadets defeat Davidsons by 19–6|date=November 13, 1936|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Roanoke
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 6–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90928444/vmi-cadets-beat-roanoke-college-grid/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=V.M.I. Cadet's beat Roanoke College gridders by 6–0|date=November 20, 1938|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Maher Field
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 2–2
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Squadron ties VPI 2–2 in annual game|url=http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/7990/rec/11|publisher=Virginia Military Institute|newspaper=The V.M.I. Cadet|date=November 29, 1938|page=1|access-date=February 3, 2016}}
}}
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