1937 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1937 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Clemson 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Duke 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Furman 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1937 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished in 15th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. NC State
L 2–614,000[2]
September 25Erskine*
W 21–66,000[3]
October 2Duke
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–348,500[4]
October 9at VMI
L 0–72,500[5]
October 16at South Carolina
L 7–258,000[6]
October 23at Centre*
L 0–8[7]
October 30Furman
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 13–94,500[8]
November 6North Carolinadagger
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–268,000[9]
November 13at Harvard*
L 0–153,000[10]
November 25vs. Wake Forest
L 7–1910,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1937 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Techs turn back Wildcats, 6–2". The News and Observer. September 19, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Third quarter points beat Erskine". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke's Devils crush Davidson, 34 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Minus Lafefrty, Davidson beaten". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carolina birds tame Davidson Wildcats, 12 to 7". The Greenville News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Centre manhandles Davidson 8–0 in homecoming celebration". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson rallies to edge out Furman, 13–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson loses to N.C." The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brave little Davidson loses to mighty Harvard in mud". The Miami News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Deacons trim Wildcats, 19 to 7, as Wirtz stars". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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