1943 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–5 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 08 1 0
Maryland 2 0 04 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 05 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 04 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 06 3 0
Richmond 1 1 06 1 0
Clemson 2 3 02 6 0
VMI 2 3 02 6 0
NC State 1 4 03 6 0
Davidson 0 3 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1943 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Gene McEver, the team compiled an overall record of 0–5, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, and finished in last place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at VMI
L 0–133,000[2]
October 163:00 p.m.Charleston Coast Guard*L 0–363,000[3][4]
October 232:30 p.m.at Camp Davis*Camp Davis, NCL 0–2715,000[5][6]
November 6Clemsondagger
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 6–264,000[7]
November 13NC State
  • American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
L 0–202,500[8]

References

  1. "1943 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. "VMI Cadets beat Davidson by 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 3, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Allen, Eddie (October 16, 1943). "Davison To Scrap Coast Guard Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved April 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Coast Guard smashes Davidson Wildcats, 36–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "15,000 May Witness Soldier-Davidson Tilt". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, North Carolina. October 23, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Camp Davis conquers Davidson by 27–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemson mars Davidson homecoming, 26–6". The Greenville News. November 7, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "State wins, 20–0". The News and Observer. November 14, 1943. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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