1941 Davidson Wildcats football team

American college football season

1941 Davidson Wildcats football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 1–6–3 (1–5–2 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Gene McEver (6th season)

Home stadium| Richardson Stadium

Seasons

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1942 ->

1941 Southern Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Duke $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Clemson | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
William & Mary | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
VMI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
VPI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
NC State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Furman | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 2
North Carolina | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maryland | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Davidson | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 3
The Citadel | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
George Washington | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Richmond | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gene McEver, the Wildcats compiled a 1–6–3 record (1–5–2 against SoCon opponents), finished 13th in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 176 to 63. The team was shut out in five of its ten games.[1] Home games were played at Richardson Stadium in Davidson, North Carolina.

McEver was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Rollins*|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| T 0–0| |
September 27| vs. NC State|

* World War Memorial Stadium
* Greensboro, NC

| T 6–6| 10,000| [2]
October 4| North Carolina|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| L 0–20| | [3]
October 11| at Sewanee|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 0–7| |
October 18| VPI|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| L 0–16| 5,000| [4]
October 25| vs. Furman|

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| L 13–31| | [5]
November 1| at VMI|

* Municipal Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| L 7–13| 1,000| [6]
November 8|  No. 4 Duke|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| L 0–56| 10,000| [7]
November 15| at Washington and Lee|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| T 13–13| |
November 22| vs. The Citadel|

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| W 24–14| 5,000| [8]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1941 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
2. ^ "State and Davidson Battle To 6-6 Tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1941. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "North Carolina Defeats Davidson, 20 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1941. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tech Power Bests 'Cats" (PDF). The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 23, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
5. ^ "Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1941. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Wildcats Put Up Battle Before Cadets, With Muha Leading Offense, Triumph, 13-7". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 2, 1941. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Robert Cranford (November 9, 1941). "Duke Crushes Davidson's Wildcats, 56 To 0". The High Point Enterprise. p. 10A - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Davidson Takes To Air To Sink Citadel, 24-14". The Greenville News. November 21, 1941. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.

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Davidson Wildcats football

Venues|

* Latta Park Baseball Field (1896–1903)
* Sprunt Athletic Field (1905–1922)
* Richardson Stadium (1923–present)

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* 1969 Tangerine Bowl

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