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1938 Davidson Wildcats football team

1938 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1 7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3 6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0 6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1 3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1 4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2 3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0 6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0 4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1 2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1938 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished in 13th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at The CitadelW 12–6[2]
September 24vs. NC StateL 7–1910,000[3]
October 1at DukeL 0–276,000[4]
October 7Erskine*W 33–0[5]
October 14vs. South Carolina
L 0–25[6]
October 22No. 19 North Carolina
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–346,500[7]
October 29at FurmanW 13–12[8]
November 5Wofford*
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 29–0[9]
November 12VMI
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
L 6–194,000[10]
November 24vs. Wake ForestL 0–217,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1938 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson wins over Citadel". The Index-Journal. September 18, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wolfpack overwhelms Davidson, 19 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke turns back Davidson, 27–0". The News and Observer. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson scores in all periods against Fleet". The State. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Birds brush Davidson '11' aside, 25–0". The Columbia Record. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Carolina's air circus routs Davidson, 34 to 0". Daily Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pep Martin's flash stirs Hurricane but extra point missed". The Greenville News. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson humbles Wofford in listless football game". The State. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cadets defeat Davidsons by 19–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1936. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest downs scrapping Davidsons, 21–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.