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1921 Davidson

3–⁠4–⁠3 (0–⁠1–⁠2 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by H.M. Grey.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1921, game by game: lost at Virginia 0–28; won vs. Presbyterian 7–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–70; lost at Wake Forest 7–10; won vs. Wofford 87–0; tied at Richmond 14–14; tied at NC State 3–3; tied at North Carolina 0–0; won vs. Elon 47–0; lost at Furman 0–28+87−70Lost 0–28 at Virginia-28VirginiaWon 7–0 vs. Presbyterian+7PresbyterianLost 0–70 at Georgia Tech-70Georgia TechLost 7–10 at Wake Forest-3Wake ForestWon 87–0 vs. Wofford+87WoffordTied 14–14 at Richmond0RichmondTied 3–3 at NC State0NC StateTied 0–0 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 47–0 vs. Elon+47ElonLost 0–28 at Furman-28Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atVirginiaL 0–⁠2841%
Oct 1vsPresbyterianW 7–⁠080%
Oct 8atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠7019%
Oct 15atWake ForestL 7–⁠1057%
Oct 22vsWoffordW 87–⁠087%
Oct 29atRichmondT 14–⁠1452%
Nov 5atNC StateT 3–⁠332%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠038%
Nov 19vsElonW 47–⁠092%
Nov 24atFurmanL 0–⁠2828%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 28–⁠0; 6th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠2 6th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
165–⁠153
Coach
H.M. Grey
Elo
1439 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.7 No. 90 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia3–⁠05–⁠4
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠3
Maryland1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Davidson0–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠21–⁠2
Georgetown0–⁠00–⁠1

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