1947 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1947 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1947 record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • (2nd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 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 second season under head coach , the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 108[1] The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Elon*
W 19–0[2]
September 27vs. William & Mary
L 0–219,000[3]
October 4vs. NC StateCharlotte, NCL 0–14[4]
October 11vs. Wofford*Charlotte, NCW 12–73,000[5]
October 18at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAW 49–0[6]
October 25at Washington and Lee
L 0–32[7]
November 1VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–14[8]
November 8at Richmond
W 13–73,000[9]
November 22The Citadel
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 28–75,000[10]
November 27at Furman
W 20–68,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1947 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Davidson Nip Elon, 19 To 0". The Greenville News. September 21, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indians In Second Half Rally To Beat Wildcats". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). September 28, 1947. p. 10A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack Edges Out Davidson by 14-0 Count". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1947. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson 'Cat Rallies To Edge Wofford, 12-7". The Greenville News. October 12, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Claw Hampden-Sydney To Tune Of 49-0". The Staunton News-Leader. October 19, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson Wildcats Rally In 4th Period To Earn 14-14 Tie With VMI's Keydets". The Staunton News-Leader. November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson Overcomes Richmond". The Staunton News-Leader. November 9, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson Dips Citadel, 28-7". The Greenville News. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 28, 1947). "Davidson's Passes Reel Furman To Defeat, 20-6". The Greenville News. pp. 26–27 – via Newspapers.com.
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