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1908 Davidson

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by John Nathan Levine. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠3–⁠1, over nine games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1908, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 34–0; tied at North Carolina 0–0; lost at Virginia 0–12; won vs. Clemson 13–0; won at South Carolina 22–0; won vs. North Carolina Medical 12–0; lost at NC State 0–21; won vs. Wake Forest 31–0; lost at Georgia 0–2; won vs. Morganton Mutes 42–0+42−21Won 34–0 vs. Wake Forest+34Wake ForestTied 0–0 at North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 0–12 at Virginia-12VirginiaWon 13–0 vs. Clemson+13ClemsonWon 22–0 at South Carolina+22South CarolinaWon 12–0 vs. North Carolina Medical+12North Carolina …Lost 0–21 at NC State-21NC StateWon 31–0 vs. Wake Forest+31Wake ForestLost 0–2 at Georgia-2GeorgiaWon 42–0 vs. Morganton Mutes+42Morganton Mutes
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsWake ForestW 34–⁠068%
Oct 17atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠052%
Oct 24atVirginiaL 0–⁠1245%
Oct 28vsClemsonW 13–⁠066%
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaW 22–⁠053%
Nov 3vsNorth Carolina MedicalW 12–⁠092%
Nov 7atNC StateL 0–⁠2143%
Nov 14vsWake ForestW 31–⁠073%
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 0–⁠249%
Nov 26vsMorganton MutesW 42–⁠092%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Morganton Mutes 42–⁠0.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 7th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
154–⁠35
Coach
John Nathan Levine
Elo
1564 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 48 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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