1969 Davidson Wildcats football team
1969 Davidson Wildcats football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, L 33–56 vs. Toledo | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
1969 record | 7–4 (5–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Richardson Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | ��� | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University in the Southern Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Homer Smith, the Wildcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and lost to Toledo in the 1969 Tangerine Bowl.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | at Guilford* | Greensboro, NC | W 21–8 | ||||
September 27 | at Furman | W 77–14 | |||||
October 4 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | W 17–16 | ||||
October 11 | Richmond | W 37–7 | |||||
October 18 | at William & Mary | W 17–15 | |||||
October 25 | at The Citadel | L 28–34 | |||||
November 1 | VMI |
| W 59–6 | 6,900 | [2] | ||
November 8 | at East Carolina | W 42–27 | 15,337 | [3] | |||
November 15 | Wofford* |
| L 27–28 | ||||
November 22 | at Vanderbilt* | L 8–63 | |||||
December 26 | vs. No. 20 Toledo* | L 33–56 | |||||
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References[]
- ^ "1969 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Davidson wallops VMI behind Slade". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 2, 1969. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats comeback earns bowl berth". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1969. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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