1963 Davidson Wildcats football team

1963 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–5–2 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1963 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VMI 3 – 1 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Furman 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
George Washington 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Bill Dole, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 1–5–2 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of ninth teams in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Furman
L 0–174,000[2]
September 20vs. Catawba*
L 14–18[3]
September 28The Citadel
L 6–28[4]
October 5VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 10–105,000[5]
October 19at Richmond
L 13–215,000[6]
October 26Presbyterian*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–148,000[7]
November 9Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 7–36,000[8]
November 16at William & Mary
L 5–344,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1963 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Furman rips Davidson in opener, 17–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Catawba takes win over Davidson, 18–14". The News and Observer. September 21, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cadets defeat Wildcats, 28–6". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson shocks favored VMI with 10–10 deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders victors by 21–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1964. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "P.C. battles back to tie Wildcats, 14 to 14". The Greenville News. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Parker, Emil (November 10, 1963). "Davidson nips Lehigh, 7–3, on Hindsley's last-half TD". The Charlotte Observer. p. 2D. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Charley Weaver leads W&M past Davidson". The News and Observer. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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