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American college football season

1947 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons← 19461948 →
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.

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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Catawba*W 13–64,000
October 4George Washington
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 13–7
October 11at No. 4 Georgia Tech*L 0–2025,000
October 18at RichmondL 20–218,000
October 25 No. 13 Virginia
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–3512,000
November 1at DavidsonT 14–14
November 8at No. 15 William & MaryL 20–288,000
November 15at The CitadelL 6–76,700
November 27vs. Virginia TechW 28–1429,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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.
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