1947 VMI Keydets football team

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1947 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in 11th place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 152 to 120.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 98 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27
Lexington, VA
W 13–64,000[3]
October 4George Washington
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 13–7[4]
October 11at No. 4
Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
    		• L 0–2025,000[5]
    October 18at
    Richmond, VA
    		L 20–218,000[6]
    October 25 No. 13 Virginiadagger
    • Alumni Field
    • Lexington, VA
    		L 6–3512,000[7]
    November 1at
    Davidson, NC
    		T 14–14[8]
    November 8at No. 15
    Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
    		• L 20–288,000[9]
    November 15at
    Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
    		• L 6–76,700[10]
    November 27vs.
    Roanoke, VA (rivalry)
    		W 28–1429,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1947 Virginia Military Institute Keydets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
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    7. ^ "Virginia Spoils VMI Homecoming With 35-6 Victory". The Staunton News-Leader. October 26, 1947. p. 6.
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    11. ^ "Squadron Flies Over Gobblers 28–14". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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