1940 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1940 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1940 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.[1]

1940 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 0 0 6 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 0 7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0 6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0 7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1 7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0 3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1 2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Davidson was ranked at No. 125 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Rollins*W 19–7[3]
September 28at NC StateL 0–34[4]
October 5vs. North CarolinaL 7–275,000[5]
October 12vs. VMIL 7–137,000[6]
October 19Sewanee*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 27–206,000[7]
October 26at FurmanL 7–406,000[8]
November 2Centre* 
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 27–125,000[9]
November 9at No. 12 DukeL 13–465,000[10]
November 16Hampden–Sydney*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 26–01,500[11]
November 30vs. The CitadelW 20–65,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson stages second half comeback to beat Tars, 19–7". The Sunday Sentinel-Star. September 22, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dick Watts leads State to 34–0 win over Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina defeats stubborn Davidson Cats". The State. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. beats Davidson by 13 to 7 in aerial battle". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson conquers Sewanee, 27–20, in thrilling duel". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman overpowers fighting Davidson eleven in last half". The State. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centre blows early lead". The Lexington Herald. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Last-half spree gives Duke 46–13 win over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson wins, 26–0, over H-S". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Davidson scores win over Cadets". The News and Observer. December 1, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.