1947 VMI Keydets football team

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 27Catawba*
W 13–64,000[3]
October 4George Washington
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 13–7[4]
October 11at No. 4 Georgia Tech*
L 0–2025,000[5]
October 18at Richmond
L 20–218,000[6]
October 25 No. 13 Virginiadagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–3512,000[7]
November 1at Davidson
T 14–14[8]
November 8at No. 15 William & Mary
L 20–288,000[9]
November 15at The Citadel
L 6–76,700[10]
November 27vs. Virginia Tech
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.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI Bests Catawba". The Tennessean. September 28, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI Rally Beats Geo. Wash., 13-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1947. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia Tech Subdues VMI, 20-0". Daily Press (Newport News). October 12, 1947. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richmond Outlasts VMI, 21-20". The Staunton News-Leader. October 19, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Spoils VMI Homecoming With 35-6 Victory". The Staunton News-Leader. October 26, 1947. p. 6.
  8. ^ "Davidson Wildcats Rally In 4th Period To Earn 14-14 Tie With VMI's Keydets". The Staunton News-Leader. November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "William And Mary Wins, 28-10, Despite Late VMI Rally". The Staunton News-Leader. November 9, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel Upsets V.M.I., 7 to 6". The Greenville News. November 16, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Squadron Flies Over Gobblers 28–14". The V.M.I. Cadet. Virginia Military Institute. December 1, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2016.