1938 Davidson
4–6 (2–6 Southern Conference), coached by Gene McEver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 33–0Oct 8
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at The Citadel | W 12–6 | 38% |
| Sep 24 | at NC State | L 7–19 | 35% |
| Oct 1 | vs Duke | L 0–27 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | vsErskine | W 33–0 | 80% |
| Oct 14 | vs South Carolina | L 0–25 | 49% |
| Oct 22 | vs 19North Carolina | L 0–34 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | at Furman | W 13–12 | 51% |
| Nov 5 | vs Wofford | W 29–0 | 90% |
| Nov 12 | vs VMI | L 6–19 | 49% |
| Nov 24 | vs Wake Forest | L 0–21 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 21–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 2–6 13th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 100–163
- Coach
- Gene McEver
- Elo
- 1326 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.5 No. 108 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1938 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–0 | 9–1 | 3 |
 Clemson | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| North Carolina | 4–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| VMI | 4–0–3 | 6–1–4 | |
 Richmond | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| NC State | 3–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| South Carolina | 2–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–4–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3–2 | 3–5–2 | |
| The Citadel | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
 Maryland | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
 Davidson | 2–6 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 0–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 William & Mary | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.