1953 Davidson Wildcats football team

1953 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–9 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1953 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 West Virginia $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Richmond 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled an overall record of 0–9, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished in last place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 3 Georgia Tech*
L 0–5322,000[2]
September 26at Richmond
L 0–163,000[3]
October 10at NC State*
L 7–278,000[4]
October 17Presbyterian*
L 18–19[5]
October 24at Furman
L 0–34[6]
October 31at Harvard*
L 6–428,500[7]
November 7vs. Washington and Lee
L 7–341,500[8]
November 14George Washington
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 0–33[9]
November 21The Citadel
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–383,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1953 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davidson no test for romping Tech in 53–0 victory". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders win over Wildcats by 16–0 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State catches fire in last half to top Davidson". Durham Morning Herald. October 11, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hamilton pitches PC over Wildcats, 19–18". The Greenville News. October 18, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman stays on ground, uses subs freely in 34–0 win over Davidson". The State. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Nason, Jerry (November 1, 1953). "Lowenstein of Harvard devastates Davidson with Passes, 42 to 6". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 43. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals top Davidson club". The Herald-Sun. November 8, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colonials gain 33–0 Southern Loop victory over Davidson". The Times and Democrat. November 15, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel whips Davidson for first SC win 38–14". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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