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1923 Davidson

3–⁠7, coached by William L. Younger.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1923, game by game: won vs. Elon 19–0; won at Presbyterian 3–0; lost at Virginia Tech 0–7; won vs. The Citadel 7–0; lost at Wake Forest 0–6; lost at Furman 0–30; lost at NC State 6–12; lost at Clemson 0–12; lost at North Carolina 3–14; lost at Duke 6–18+19−30Won 19–0 vs. Elon+19ElonWon 3–0 at Presbyterian+3PresbyterianLost 0–7 at Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechWon 7–0 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–6 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestLost 0–30 at Furman-30FurmanLost 6–12 at NC State-6NC StateLost 0–12 at Clemson-12ClemsonLost 3–14 at North Carolina-11North CarolinaLost 6–18 at Duke-12Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsElonW 19–⁠088%
Sep 29atPresbyterianW 3–⁠067%
Oct 6atVirginia TechL 0–⁠724%
Oct 13vsThe CitadelW 7–⁠056%
Oct 20atWake ForestL 0–⁠653%
Oct 24atFurmanL 0–⁠3023%
Nov 3atNC StateL 6–⁠1237%
Nov 9atClemsonL 0–⁠1234%
Nov 17atNorth CarolinaL 3–⁠1419%
Dec 1atDukeL 6–⁠1834%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 18–⁠6.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
44–⁠99
Coach
William L. Younger
Elo
1353 −67 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.3 No. 97 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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