1937 Davidson
2–8 (1–6 Southern Conference), coached by Gene McEver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 21–6Sep 25
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs NC State | L 2–6 | 59% |
| Sep 25 | vsErskine | W 21–6 | 81% |
| Oct 2 | vs Duke | L 6–34 | 33% |
| Oct 9 | at VMI | L 0–7 | 50% |
| Oct 16 | at South Carolina | L 7–12 | 49% |
| Oct 23 | atCentre | L 0–8 | 72% |
| Oct 30 | vs Furman | W 13–9 | 42% |
| Nov 6 | vs North Carolina | L 0–26 | 28% |
| Nov 13 | at Harvard | L 0–15 | 30% |
| Nov 25 | vs Wake Forest | L 7–19 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 19–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–6 15th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 56–142
- Coach
- Gene McEver
- Elo
- 1360 −146 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.1 No. 99 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Bailey WilliamsEAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maryland | 2–0 | 8–2 | |
| North Carolina | 4–0–1 | 7–1–1 | 19 |
| Duke | 5–1 | 7–2–1 | 20 |
 Clemson | 2–0–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| VMI | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| South Carolina | 2–2–1 | 5–6–1 | |
 The Citadel | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
 Richmond | 2–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Furman | 1–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
 William & Mary | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.