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1916 Davidson

5–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by William Fetzer.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1916, game by game: lost at Virginia 0–14; won vs. NC State 16–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–9; tied vs. The Citadel 7–7; won at Roanoke 20–0; won at Furman 46–14; lost at North Carolina 6–10; won at Wofford 32–0; won vs. Clemson 33–0+33−14Lost 0–14 at Virginia-14VirginiaWon 16–0 vs. NC State+16NC StateLost 0–9 at Georgia Tech-9Georgia TechTied 7–7 vs. The Citadel0The CitadelWon 20–0 at Roanoke+20RoanokeWon 46–14 at Furman+32FurmanLost 6–10 at North Carolina-4North CarolinaWon 32–0 at Wofford+32WoffordWon 33–0 vs. Clemson+33Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atVirginiaL 0–⁠1422%
Oct 7vsNC StateW 16–⁠057%
Oct 14atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠924%
Oct 21vsThe CitadelT 7–⁠762%
Oct 28atRoanokeW 20–⁠082%
Nov 4atFurmanW 46–⁠1450%
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠1045%
Nov 25atWoffordW 32–⁠091%
Nov 30vsClemsonW 33–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 33–⁠0; 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 4th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
160–⁠54
Coach
William Fetzer
Elo
1548 +58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 50 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech2–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia2–⁠04–⁠5
Georgetown1–⁠08–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠32–⁠5
Richmond0–⁠20–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.