Davidson vs. Richmond

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Davidson’s biggest win1950: Davidson 39, Richmond 0by 39 points
2. Richmond’s biggest win1973: Richmond 42, Davidson 0by 42 points
3. Upset1970: Davidson 14, Richmond 5Davidson had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1957: Davidson 23, Richmond 19Davidson had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Davidson’s side (Smith 1–⁠3 against Jones). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1950 · Evening star, Nov 19, 1950

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 is listed as played on the field.

• Davidson vs. VMI59 meetings, Davidson 17–⁠39–⁠3
• Davidson vs. The Citadel54 meetings, Davidson 21–⁠29–⁠4
• Davidson vs. Furman48 meetings, Davidson 15–⁠33
• Davidson vs. NC State40 meetings, Davidson 8–⁠27–⁠5
• Richmond vs. William & Mary81 meetings, Richmond 39–⁠40–⁠2
• Richmond vs. VMI70 meetings, Richmond 33–⁠32–⁠5
• Richmond vs. Virginia Tech51 meetings, Richmond 10–⁠37–⁠4
• Richmond vs. Virginia29 meetings, Richmond 3–⁠24–⁠2