1946 Davidson Wildcats football team

1946 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 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 21Erskine*
W 74–05,000[2]
October 5Wofford
W 54–0[3]
October 12at No. 19 NC State
L 0–2518,000[4]
October 19at VMI
L 0–254,000[5]
October 26Hampden-Sydney*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 40–05,000[6]
November 2Washington and Lee
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–25[7]
November 9Richmond
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–273,000[8]
November 23The Citadel
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 13–215,000[9]
November 28Furman
W 13–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.