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1939 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1939 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 0 9 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 0 8 1 1
VMI 3 1 1 6 3 1
Richmond 3 1 1 7 1 2
Furman 3 3 0 5 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0 7 3 0
NC State 2 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0 3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 1
VPI 1 4 1 4 5 1
Davidson 1 7 0 2 7 0
Maryland 0 1 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1939 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished in 13th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. NC StateL 14–1811,000[2]
September 30DukeL 6–267,000[3]
October 7vs. VMIL 0–22,500[4]
October 13vs. South Carolina
L 0–73,000[5]
October 28Furman
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–15[6]
November 4The Citadeldagger
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 22–142,500[7]
November 11vs. No. 8 North CarolinaL 0–3211,000[8]
November 18Erskine*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 32–61,200[9]
November 30vs. Wake ForestL 7–4610,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "State wins, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 24, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke beats 'Cats, 26–6". The Durham Herald-Sun. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets top Davidson by 2 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carolina ekes out 7–0 win in last five minutes of play". The State. October 14, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman defeats Davidson 15–0". The Index-Journal. October 29, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson subdues The Citadel in wide open battle". The State. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tar Heels spank Davidson's 'Cats". The News and Observer. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson Wildcats breeze to 32–6 triumph over Seceders". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Polanski gets 28 points as Deacs rout Wildcats". The News and Observer. December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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