1942 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Field
American Legion Memorial Stadium
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
VPI 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Duke 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
NC State 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
VMI 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
South Carolina 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, and finished in 10th place in the SoCon.[1]

Davidson was ranked at No. 118 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. NC State
T 0–010,000[3]
September 26vs. Duke
L 0–212,500[4]
October 3Rollins*
L 0–145,000[5]
October 10at VPI
L 0–164,000[6][7]
October 17at No. 6 Georgia Tech*
L 0–3310,000[8]
October 31at VMI
W 24–6[9]
November 7North Carolinadagger
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 14–43[10]
November 14Washington and Lee
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 21–133,000[11]
November 21at The Citadel
L 9–21[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1942 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "State and Davidson play scoreless tie". The News and Observer. September 20, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke trims scrapping Davidson eleven, 21–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Fleet Rollins backs beat Davidson". The Miami Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "VPI whips 'Cats in weird game". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. October 11, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Listless 'Cats Lose To V.P.I. By 16–0 Score". The Davidsonian. Davidson College. October 15, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Tech stuns Davidson, 33–0, with power, razzle-dazzle". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 18, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "V.M.I., minus Muha, succumbs to Cats, 24–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "'Ram-less' Tar Heels manage to ram home gridiron victory". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 8, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Davidson Wildcats sink Generals, 21–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "The Citadel romps over Davidson Wildcats, 21 to 9". The State. November 22, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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