1941 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1941 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1941 record1–6–3 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gene McEver, the Wildcats compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–5–2 against SoCon opponents), finished 13th in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 176 to 63. The team was shut out in five of its ten games.[1] Home games were played at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

McEver was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Rollins*
T 0–0
September 27vs. NC StateGreensboro, NCT 6–6[2]
October 4North Carolina
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–20[3]
October 11at SewaneeChattanooga, TNL 0–7
October 18VPI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–165,000[4]
October 25vs. FurmanCharlotte, NCL 13–31[5]
November 1at VMI
L 7–131,000[6]
November 8 No. 4 Duke
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–5610,000[7]
November 15at Washington and LeeLexington, VAT 13–13
November 22vs. The CitadelCharlotte, NCW 24–145,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1941 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "State and Davidson Battle To 6-6 Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech Power Bests 'Cats" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 2, 1941. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Robert Cranford (November 9, 1941). "Duke Crushes Davidson's Wildcats, 56 To 0". The High Point Enterprise. p. 10A – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson Takes To Air To Sink Citadel, 24-14". The Greenville News. November 21, 1941. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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