1947 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1947 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Story, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 108[1]

1947 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • William Story (2nd season)
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 09 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 08 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 16 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 14 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 05 5 0
Maryland 3 2 17 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 3 04 5 0
Davidson 3 3 16 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 06 4 0
VMI 2 3 13 5 1
Clemson 1 3 04 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 03 5 0
Furman 1 4 02 7 0
Richmond 1 5 03 7 0
George Washington 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Davidson was ranked at No. 121 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Elon*W 19–0[3]
September 27vs. William & MaryL 0–219,000[4]
October 4NC StateL 0–1415,000[5]
October 11Wofford*
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 12–73,000[6]
October 18at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAW 49–0[7]
October 25at Washington and Lee
L 0–32[8]
November 1VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–14[9]
November 8at RichmondW 13–73,000[10]
November 22The Citadel
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 28–75,000[11]
November 27at FurmanW 20–68,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1947 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson Nip Elon, 19 To 0". The Greenville News. September 21, 1947. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians In Second Half Rally To Beat Wildcats". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). September 28, 1947. p. 10A via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wolfpack Edges Out Davidson by 14-0 Count". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1947. p. D2 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Davidson 'Cat Rallies To Edge Wofford, 12-7". The Greenville News. October 12, 1947. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats Claw Hampden-Sydney To Tune Of 49-0". The Staunton News-Leader. October 19, 1947. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 2 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davidson Wildcats Rally In 4th Period To Earn 14-14 Tie With VMI's Keydets". The Staunton News-Leader. November 2, 1947. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davidson Overcomes Richmond". The Staunton News-Leader. November 9, 1947. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Davidson Dips Citadel, 28-7". The Greenville News. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Scoop Latimer (November 28, 1947). "Davidson's Passes Reel Furman To Defeat, 20-6". The Greenville News. pp. 26–27 via Newspapers.com.


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