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1942 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1942 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 0 9 1 1
VPI 5 1 0 7 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 1 5 2 2
Duke 3 1 1 5 4 1
NC State 3 1 2 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 0 5 2 0
Clemson 2 3 1 3 6 1
Davidson 2 4 1 2 6 1
VMI 2 4 1 3 5 1
George Washington 2 4 0 3 6 0
Maryland 1 2 0 7 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 0 1 7 1
Richmond 1 5 0 3 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, and finished in 10th place in the SoCon.[1]

Davidson was ranked at No. 118 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. NC StateT 0–010,000[3]
September 26vs. DukeL 0–212,500[4]
October 3Rollins*L 0–145,000[5]
October 10at VPIL 0–164,000[6][7]
October 17at No. 6 Georgia Tech*L 0–3310,000[8]
October 31at VMI
W 24–6[9]
November 7North Carolinadagger
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 14–43[10]
November 14Washington and Lee
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 21–133,000[11]
November 21at The CitadelL 9–21[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1942 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State and Davidson play scoreless tie". The News and Observer. September 20, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke trims scrapping Davidson eleven, 21–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fleet Rollins backs beat Davidson". The Miami Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VPI whips 'Cats in weird game". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. October 11, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Listless 'Cats Lose To V.P.I. By 16–0 Score". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 15, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tech stuns Davidson, 33–0, with power, razzle-dazzle". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 18, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "V.M.I., minus Muha, succumbs to Cats, 24–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Ram-less' Tar Heels manage to ram home gridiron victory". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 8, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson Wildcats sink Generals, 21–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Citadel romps over Davidson Wildcats, 21 to 9". The State. November 22, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.