1920 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1920 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the Davidson College as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA), during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach H. M. Grey, the team compiled a 5–5 record.[1]

1920 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (2–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSprunt Field
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Maryland 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –0 –05 –3 –0
Georgetown 3 –1 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 3 –1 –05 –2 –2
NC State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Richmond 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Davidson 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
VPI 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Catholic University 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
George Washington 0 –1 –01 –6 –1
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
William & Mary 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at NC State
L 0–23[2]
October 2at Washington and Lee
L 0–6[3]
October 9at Georgia Tech*
L 0–66[4]
October 16vs. Wake Forest*
W 27–7[5]
October 23at Richmond
W 7–0[6]
October 30vs. The Citadel*
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
W 27–13[7]
November 6South Carolina*
W 27–0[8]
November 13vs. North Carolina
W 7–0[9]
November 19at Presbyterian*Clinton, SCL 7–0[10]
November 25at Furman*
L 0–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1920 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. "State's eleven beat Davidson". The Charlotte News. September 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson lost to Generals by score of 6 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tech's Golden Tornado destroys defense of valiant Davidsonians and administers terrible defeat". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson routs Wake Forest boys, 27–7". Charlotte Sunday Observer. October 17, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "University of Richmond loses to Davidson 7 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Davidson takes game from The Citadel". The State. October 31, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davidson routs Gamecocks". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Local boy makes the touchdown giving Davidson victory 7–0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Presbyterian beats the Davidson eleven by lone touchdown". The Columbia Record. November 20, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson". The Index-Journal. November 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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