1920 Davidson

5–⁠5 (1–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by H.M. Grey.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1920, game by game: lost at NC State 0–23; lost at Washington and Lee 0–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–66; won vs. Wake Forest 27–7; won at Richmond 7–0; won vs. The Citadel 27–13; won vs. South Carolina 27–0; won vs. North Carolina 7–0; lost at Presbyterian 0–7; lost at Furman 0–7+27−66Lost 0–23 at NC State-23NC StateLost 0–6 at Washington and Lee-6Washington and …Lost 0–66 at Georgia Tech-66Georgia TechWon 27–7 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestWon 7–0 at Richmond+7RichmondWon 27–13 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelWon 27–0 vs. South Carolina+27South CarolinaWon 7–0 vs. North Carolina+7North CarolinaLost 0–7 at Presbyterian-7PresbyterianLost 0–7 at Furman-7Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 7–⁠0; tied for 5th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 5th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
95–⁠129
Coach
H.M. Grey
Elo
1479 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 67 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠09–⁠0
Maryland1–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠01–⁠3
NC State3–⁠27–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond0–⁠21–⁠2
William & Mary0–⁠30–⁠3

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