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1949 Davidson Wildcats football team

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1949 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 0 7 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 0 9 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 1 3 5 1
Duke 4 2 0 6 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 3 2 1 3 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 0 4 5 0
Clemson 2 2 0 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0 4 6 0
George Washington 2 3 0 4 5 0
NC State 3 6 0 3 7 0
VPI 1 5 2 1 7 2
Richmond 2 6 0 3 7 0
Davidson 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their second year under head coach Lefty Jamerson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished in last place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Army*L 7–47[2]
October 1Presbyterian*L 7–278,000[3]
October 8NC StateW 20–14[4]
October 15at Saint Louis*
L 12–416,743[5]
October 22Richmonddagger
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 7–2810,000[6]
October 29at Washington and Lee
L 0–53[7]
November 5at VMI
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–47[8]
November 12at FurmanL 6–218,000[9]
November 19at Rollins*W 25–05,000[10]
November 24The Citadel
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 19–256,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1949 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Army soundly thumps Davidson eleven, 47–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Amazing PC team defeats Davidson 27–7". The State. October 2, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davidson's Wildcats upset N.C. State eleven, 20–14". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Billikens trounce Davidson, 41–12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 16, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Cotton' leads Spiders over Davidson, 28–7". Daily Press. October 23, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Generals overpower Davidson Wildcats by 53–0 count". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI Keydets pin crushing 47–6 defeat on Davidson". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman defense dips Davidson to defeat, 21–6". The Greenville News. November 13, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Davidson is winner over Rollins, 25–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 20, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Citadel shades Davidson in waning moments". The Charlotte Observer. November 25, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.