CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1936 Davidson

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Gene McEver.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1936, game by game: lost vs. Duke 0–13; won at NC State 14–6; lost at Navy 6–19; won vs. VMI 38–13; won vs. The Citadel 21–0; lost at Furman 13–14; lost vs. North Carolina 6–26; won vs. Centre 27–0; won vs. Wake Forest 19–6+27−20Lost 0–13 vs. Duke-13DukeWon 14–6 at NC State+8NC StateLost 6–19 at Navy-13NavyWon 38–13 vs. VMI+25VMIWon 21–0 vs. The Citadel+21The CitadelLost 13–14 at Furman-1FurmanLost 6–26 vs. North Carolina-20North CarolinaWon 27–0 vs. Centre+27CentreWon 19–6 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsDukeL 0–⁠1330%
Sep 26atNC StateW 14–⁠640%
Oct 3atNavyL 6–⁠1934%
Oct 10vsVMIW 38–⁠1367%
Oct 24vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠068%
Oct 31atFurmanL 13–⁠1445%
Nov 7vsNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠2638%
Nov 14vsCentreW 27–⁠084%
Nov 26vsWake ForestW 19–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠97
Coach
Gene McEver
Elo
1509 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.4 No. 63 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Dick JohnstonOGAP-1; UP-2

Second team

  • Teeny LaffertyQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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