1946 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1946 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Richardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1943
1947  
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 18 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 08 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 08 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 05 3 0
Duke 3 2 04 5 0
Richmond 3 2 26 2 2
VPI 3 3 23 4 3
VMI 2 3 14 5 1
George Washington 1 1 04 3 0
Clemson 2 3 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 06 3 0
Maryland 2 5 03 6 0
Furman 1 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 03 5 0
Davidson 1 5 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach William Story, the team compiled a 4–5 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 206 to 130. [1] The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Erskine *W 74–05,000 [2]
October 5 Wofford W 54–0 [3]
October 12at No. 19 NC State L 0–2518,000 [4]
October 19at VMI
L 0–254,000 [5]
October 26 Hampden-Sydney *
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 40–05,000 [6]
November 2 Washington and Lee
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–25 [7]
November 9 Richmond
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–273,000 [8]
November 23 The Citadel
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 13–215,000 [9]
November 28 Furman W 13–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1946 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. "Davidson Wallops Erskine Before 5,000 Fans, 74-0: Bill Story's First College Club Rolls to Impressive Win In Opener". The News and Observer. September 22, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson Runs To 54-0 Win Over Wofford". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 6, 1946. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Fred Dixon (October 13, 1946). "Wolfpack Scores, 25-0, Over Stubborn Davidson: Wildcats Give State Hard Game for First Half but Locals Stay Unbeaten". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI celebrates homecoming by trampling Davidson, 25–0". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Davidson Romps to Easy Victory: Three Freshmen Lead Way As Wildcats Rout Hampden-Sydney, 40-0". The News and Observer. October 27, 1946. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Working Leads Generals To 25-6 at Davidson: Substitute Back Passes for Two Touchdowns for Washington and Lee". The News and Observer. November 3, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders Down Davidson By 27 to 6: Wilbourne Gallops For Two Touchdowns". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Dunfee Is Citadel Star In Triumph". The State. November 24, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Furman topples Wofford". The Greenville News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.