1941 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1941 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gene McEver, the Wildcats compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–5–2 against SoCon opponents), finished 13th in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 176 to 63. The team was shut out in five of its ten games.[1]

1941 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–6–3 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1941 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 0 09 1 0
South Carolina 4 0 14 4 1
Clemson 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 08 2 0
VMI 4 2 04 6 0
VPI 4 2 06 4 0
Wake Forest 4 2 15 5 1
NC State 3 4 24 5 2
Furman 2 3 23 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 2 21 6 2
North Carolina 2 4 03 7 0
Maryland 1 2 03 5 1
Davidson 1 5 21 6 3
The Citadel 0 2 14 3 1
George Washington 0 4 11 7 1
Richmond 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Davidson was ranked at No. 151 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Home games were played at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

McEver was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Rollins*T 0–0
September 27vs. NC StateT 6–610,000[3]
October 4North Carolina
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–20[4]
October 11at SewaneeL 0–7
October 18VPI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–165,000[5]
October 25vs. FurmanL 13–31[6]
November 1at VMI
L 7–131,000[7]
November 8 No. 4 Duke
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–5610,000[8]
November 15at Washington and Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
T 13–13
November 22vs. The Citadel
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 24–145,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1941 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State and Davidson Battle To 6-6 Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1941. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tech Power Bests 'Cats" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. "Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1941. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 2, 1941. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Robert Cranford (November 9, 1941). "Duke Crushes Davidson's Wildcats, 56 To 0". The High Point Enterprise. p. 10A via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davidson Takes To Air To Sink Citadel, 24-14". The Greenville News. November 21, 1941. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.


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