1951 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1951 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Richardson Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
VMI + 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Washington and Lee 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
William & Mary 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. 19 Clemson 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Duke 4 –2 –05 –4 –1
South Carolina 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Wake Forest 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
George Washington 2 –3 –12 –6 –1
North Carolina 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
NC State 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Richmond 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
The Citadel 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
VPI 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Crowell Little in his second and final year as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing 16th in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 228:00 p.m. Lenoir Rhyne *
L 7–215,000 [2] [3]
September 29at VPI
W 32–206,000 [4]
October 6 The Citadel
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–34 [5]
October 13 Presbyterian *
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 12–14 [6]
October 20at Richmond
L 6–25 [7]
October 27at Washington and Lee
L 0–346,000 [8] [9]
November 3at VMI
L 13–353,000 [10]
November 10vs. NC State
L 0–317,000 [11]
November 24at No. 7 Georgia Tech *
L 7–3418,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ↑ "1951 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Turner, C. G. (September 22, 1951). "Battle Of Beasts: Bruins Vs. 'Cats At Davidson Tonight". Hickory Daily Record . Hickory, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Lenoir–Rhyne upsets 'Cats". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Tech beaten by Davidson, 32–20". The Sunday Star. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Citadel beats Davidson by 34 to 14". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Presbyterian eleven tops Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Touchdown hungry Spiders turn back Davidson, 25–6". The Roanoke Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Drewry, Walt (October 27, 1951). "W&L Rolls After Half For 34-0 Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 65. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ Drewry, Walt (October 27, 1951). "W&L Rolls After Half, Wins, 34-0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 67. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "VMI trips Davidson, 35 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Allen, Eddie (November 11, 1951). "Pack Runs Riddle Davidson By 31-0". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 14B. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Georgia Tech defeats Cats". The News and Observer. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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