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1927 Davidson

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by William L. Younger.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1927, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 5–0; won at Florida 12–0; won at Wofford 12–2; won vs. Elon 27–0; tied at Wake Forest 13–13; lost vs. VMI 0–20; lost at NC State 6–25; lost at North Carolina 0–27; lost vs. Duke 7–48+27−41Won 5–0 vs. The Citadel+5The CitadelWon 12–0 at Florida+12FloridaWon 12–2 at Wofford+10WoffordWon 27–0 vs. Elon+27ElonTied 13–13 at Wake Forest0Wake ForestLost 0–20 vs. VMI-20VMILost 6–25 at NC State-19NC StateLost 0–27 at North Carolina-27North CarolinaLost 7–48 vs. Duke-41Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsThe CitadelW 5–⁠060%
Oct 1atFloridaW 12–⁠047%
Oct 8atWoffordW 12–⁠290%
Oct 15vsElonW 27–⁠096%
Oct 22atWake ForestT 13–⁠1361%
Oct 29vsVMIL 0–⁠2071%
Nov 5atNC StateL 6–⁠2542%
Nov 12atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2751%
Nov 26vsDukeL 7–⁠4862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 48–⁠7.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Photographs from 1927

  • Herb Joesting and Lora Davidson's Wedding
    Herb Joesting and Lora Davidson’s WeddingPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
82–⁠135
Coach
William L. Younger
Elo
1403 −108 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−19.1 No. 94 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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