1940 Davidson Wildcats football team

1940 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.[1]

Davidson was ranked at No. 125 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Rollins*
W 19–7[3]
September 28at NC State
L 0–34[4]
October 5vs. North Carolina
L 7–275,000[5]
October 12vs. VMI
L 7–137,000[6]
October 19Sewanee*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 27–206,000[7]
October 26at Furman
L 7–406,000[8]
November 2Centre*dagger
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 27–125,000[9]
November 9at No. 12 Duke
L 13–465,000[10]
November 16Hampden–Sydney*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 26–01,500[11]
November 30vs. The Citadel
W 20–65,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson stages second half comeback to beat Tars, 19–7". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dick Watts leads State to 34–0 win over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina defeats stubborn Davidson Cats". The State. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. beats Davidson by 13 to 7 in aerial battle". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson conquers Sewanee, 27–20, in thrilling duel". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman overpowers fighting Davidson eleven in last half". The State. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centre blows early lead". The Lexington Herald. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last-half spree gives Duke 46–13 win over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson wins, 26–0, over H-S". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Davidson scores win over Cadets". The News and Observer. December 1, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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