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1937 Davidson Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1937 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1937 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished in 15th place in the SoCon.[1]
Quick Facts Davidson Wildcats football, Conference ...
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–8 (1–6 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | Richardson Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 North Carolina | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Duke | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | vs. NC State | L 2–6 | 14,000 | [2] | |
September 25 | Erskine* | W 21–6 | 6,000 | [3] | |
October 2 | Duke |
| L 6–34 | 8,500 | [4] |
October 9 | at VMI |
| L 0–7 | 2,500 | [5] |
October 16 | at South Carolina | L 7–25 | 8,000 | [6] | |
October 23 | at Centre* | L 0–8 | [7] | ||
October 30 | Furman |
| W 13–9 | 4,500 | [8] |
November 6 | North Carolina |
| L 0–26 | 8,000 | [9] |
November 13 | at Harvard* | L 0–15 | 3,000 | [10] | |
November 25 | vs. Wake Forest | L 7–19 | 10,000 | [11] | |
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- "1937 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- "Techs turn back Wildcats, 6–2". The News and Observer. September 19, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Third quarter points beat Erskine". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke's Devils crush Davidson, 34 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Minus Lafefrty, Davidson beaten". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Carolina birds tame Davidson Wildcats, 12 to 7". The Greenville News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Centre manhandles Davidson 8–0 in homecoming celebration". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davidson rallies to edge out Furman, 13–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davidson loses to N.C." The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brave little Davidson loses to mighty Harvard in mud". The Miami News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons trim Wildcats, 19 to 7, as Wirtz stars". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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