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1928 Davidson

2–⁠8, coached by William L. Younger.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1928, game by game: won vs. Guilford 28–0; lost at Clemson 0–6; won vs. Elon 52–0; lost at The Citadel 12–26; lost at Wake Forest 6–25; lost at VMI 0–13; lost at NC State 7–14; lost vs. North Carolina 7–30; lost at Duke 0–33; lost vs. Wofford 0–7+52−33Won 28–0 vs. Guilford+28GuilfordLost 0–6 at Clemson-6ClemsonWon 52–0 vs. Elon+52ElonLost 12–26 at The Citadel-14The CitadelLost 6–25 at Wake Forest-19Wake ForestLost 0–13 at VMI-13VMILost 7–14 at NC State-7NC StateLost 7–30 vs. North Carolina-23North CarolinaLost 0–33 at Duke-33DukeLost 0–7 vs. Wofford-7Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsGuilfordW 28–⁠087%
Sep 29atClemsonL 0–⁠639%
Oct 13vsElonW 52–⁠091%
Oct 20atThe CitadelL 12–⁠2641%
Oct 27atWake ForestL 6–⁠2556%
Nov 3atVMIL 0–⁠1326%
Nov 10atNC StateL 7–⁠1425%
Nov 17vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠3040%
Nov 24atDukeL 0–⁠3323%
Dec 1vsWoffordL 0–⁠782%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠154
Coach
William L. Younger
Elo
1277 −158 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−21.2 No. 95 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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