1963 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–5–2 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
1963 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 5 0 08 2 0
West Virginia 3 1 04 6 0
VMI 3 1 23 5 2
Furman 3 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 4 4 04 6 0
Richmond 2 2 13 6 1
The Citadel 2 4 04 6 0
George Washington 1 5 02 7 0
Davidson 0 4 11 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 FurmanL 0–174,000[2]
September 20vs. Catawba*L 14–18[3]
September 28The CitadelL 6–28[4]
October 5VMI
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 10–105,000[5]
October 19at RichmondL 13–215,000[6]
October 26Presbyterian*dagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
T 14–148,000[7]
November 9Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 7–36,000[8]
November 16at William & MaryL 5–344,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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