VMI at Davidson

Saturday, November 4, 1950

VMI beat Davidson 46–⁠6. It was their 30th meeting; after it, VMI led the series 18–⁠11–⁠1.

AwayVMI6–⁠4 in 1950
46
HomeDavidson3–⁠6 in 1950
6

FinalHigh 75°F, low 50°F, 1.16 in. of rainAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: |VMI Pounds Davidson For A-6 Triumph

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1950, page 47

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    |VMI Pounds Davidson For A-6 Triumph CHARLOTTE, N. c., Nov. A. Virginia Military Institute wal Hoped Davidson College. 46 to 6 here today in a Southern Conference football game. Heavy morning rams neld the crowd to about 5000, but the wei field had little effect upon the play. Joe Stump, a 1872 pound senior led the Keydets in the early stages, but was replaced by SECOND and third stringers as the score mounted. Auburn Lambeth, Davidson quarterback, was rushed all after noon and was unable to achieve his usual passing efficiency. In the third period, however, he COM pleted the 200th pass of his COL legiate career. VMI scored the first time it got the. ball. with Jim Coley passing to Neal Petree, for the touchdown Lambeth passed to Johnny Guy ton for a Davidson touchdown in the second quarter. Thereafter it was all VMI.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

VMI 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

VMI leads 39–⁠17–⁠3 in 59 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Davidson 27, VMI 24
2023VMI 12, Davidson 7
2021VMI 45, Davidson 24
2014VMI 52, Davidson 24
2006VMI 20, Davidson 19
2005VMI 33, Davidson 0

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