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1909 Davidson

3–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Floyd M. Simmons.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1909, game by game: won vs. North Carolina Medical 10–0; lost at Virginia 0–11; lost at Clemson 5–17; tied at Georgia 0–0; lost at Washington and Lee 6–18; tied at The Citadel 0–0; won vs. South Carolina 29–5; lost at Navy 6–45; won at VMI 8–0+24−39Won 10–0 vs. North Carolina Medical+10North Carolina …Lost 0–11 at Virginia-11VirginiaLost 5–17 at Clemson-12ClemsonTied 0–0 at Georgia0GeorgiaLost 6–18 at Washington and Lee-12Washington and …Tied 0–0 at The Citadel0The CitadelWon 29–5 vs. South Carolina+24South CarolinaLost 6–45 at Navy-39NavyWon 8–0 at VMI+8VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNorth Carolina MedicalW 10–⁠091%
Oct 2atVirginiaL 0–⁠1136%
Oct 9atClemsonL 5–⁠1755%
Oct 16atGeorgiaT 0–⁠041%
Oct 22atWashington and LeeL 6–⁠1849%
Nov 6atThe CitadelT 0–⁠035%
Nov 13vsSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠574%
Nov 20atNavyL 6–⁠4535%
Nov 25atVMIW 8–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 8–⁠0.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠1 7th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
64–⁠96
Coach
Floyd M. Simmons
Elo
1495 −47 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.5 No. 62 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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