1941 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Pooley Hubert
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1941 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1941 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 4–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 173 to 134.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-military-institute/1941-schedule.html|title=1941 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|website=SR/College Football}}
VMI was ranked at No. 101 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Backs Bosh Pritchard and Joe Muha were selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as second-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903933/all_southern_conference_team_paced_by/|title=All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke|newspaper=The Delta Democrat-Times|date=2 December 1941|page=6}}{{cite news|title=All-Southern Conference Team|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=November 29, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903901/all_southern_conference_team/}}
The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia, and Municipal Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = yes
| source = yes
| rankyear = 1941
| poll = AP
|September 27||Clemson|Municipal Stadium|Lynchburg, VA|L 7-36|6,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Anthony Foy|date=September 21, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36170877/clemson_rolls_over_blue_hose_in_opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|at|Temple
|October 11|at|Army
|October 18||Virginia
|October 25|at|Richmond|City Stadium|Richmond, VA (rivalry)|W 25-7||{{cite news|title=Muha Scores Thrice To Give V.M.I. Keydets 27-7 Victory Over Richmond; Season's 1st|newspaper=The Staunton News-Leader|author=Barton Pattie|date=October 26, 1941|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36317083/muha_scores_thrice_to_give_vmi/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||Davidson|Municipal Stadium|Lynchburg, VA|W 13-7|1,000|{{cite news|title=Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7|newspaper=Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia)|date=November 2, 1941|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36317228/wildcats_put_up_battle_before_cadets/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|William & Mary|Cary Field|Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)|L 0-21|13,000|{{cite news|title=Indians Roll Over V.M.I. In Homecoming Victory, 21 To 0: 'Pap' Fields Turns In Brilliant Game|newspaper=Daily Press (Newport News, California)|author=George Wright|date=November 9, 1941|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36315995/indians_roll_over_vmi_in_homecoming/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|at|Maryland|Old Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=V.M.I Trims Maryland By 27-To-0 Score|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 16, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35870491/vmi_trims_maryland_by_27to0_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20|vs|VPI|Municipal Stadium|Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)|W 15-10|19,000|{{cite news |title=Squadron Rolls Over VPI Gobblers, 15–10|url=http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/8639/rec/10|publisher=Virginia Military Institute|newspaper=The V.M.I. Cadet|date=November 27, 1941|page=1|accessdate=February 3, 2016}}
|December 5|at|Miami (FL)
}}