Davidson vs. Elon
Davidson and Elon have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1921; Davidson leads the series 16–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Elon has won the last 5. Share
- Davidson wins
- 16
- Elon wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1921
- Longest streak
- 16 Davidson
- Current streak
- 5 Elon
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 9–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 5–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–3 |
- Average margin
- 25.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Davidson
- 16–2 Davidson’s record at home
- At Elon
- 3–0 Elon’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Davidson’s biggest win1928: Davidson 52, Elon 0by 52 points
- Elon’s biggest win2009: Elon 56, Davidson 0by 56 points
- Upset1954: Elon 14, Davidson 6Elon had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Sep 24, 1923
1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Sep 24, 1924
1929 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Sep 23, 1929
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 5, 2026 | Elon 38, Davidson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 6, 2025 | Elon 55, Davidson 7 | at Elon | ||
| Feb 20, 2021 | Elon 26, Davidson 23 | at Elon | ||
| Sep 5, 2009 | Elon 56, Davidson 0 | at Elon | ||
| Nov 20, 1954 | Elon 14, Davidson 6 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 18, 1948 | Davidson 25, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 20, 1947 | Davidson 19, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 21, 1935 | Davidson 7, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 22, 1934 | Davidson 33, Elon 6 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 23, 1933 | Davidson 6, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 19, 1931 | Davidson 13, Elon 2 | at Davidson | ||
| Dec 6, 1930 | Davidson 38, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 21, 1929 | Davidson 20, Elon 6 | at Davidson | ||
| Oct 13, 1928 | Davidson 52, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Oct 15, 1927 | Davidson 27, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 18, 1926 | Davidson 26, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 19, 1925 | Davidson 34, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 20, 1924 | Davidson 14, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 22, 1923 | Davidson 19, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 23, 1922 | Davidson 24, Elon 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Nov 19, 1921 | Davidson 47, Elon 0 | at Davidson |
Every game is listed as played on the field.