1939 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
1939 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 08 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 09 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 16 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 08 1 1
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
Richmond 3 1 17 1 2
Furman 3 3 05 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 07 3 0
NC State 2 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 03 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 1
VPI 1 4 14 5 1
Davidson 1 7 02 7 0
Maryland 0 1 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 03 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

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

  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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