1940 Davidson
5–5 (1–5 Southern Conference), coached by Gene McEver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hampden Sydney 26–0Nov 16
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsRollins | W 19–7 | 81% |
| Sep 28 | vs NC State | L 0–34 | 51% |
| Oct 5 | vs North Carolina | L 7–27 | 20% |
| Oct 12 | vs VMI | L 7–13 | 41% |
| Oct 19 | vsSewanee | W 27–20 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | at Furman | L 7–40 | 50% |
| Nov 2 | vsCentre | W 27–12 | 71% |
| Nov 9 | at 12Duke | L 13–46 | 7% |
| Nov 16 | vsHampden Sydney | W 26–0 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | at The Citadel | W 20–6 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat The Citadel 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 1–5 14th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–205
- Coach
- Gene McEver
- Elo
- 1370 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −16.5 No. 107 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
| Duke | 4–1 | 7–2 | 18 |
 Wake Forest | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
 William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| North Carolina | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Furman | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 0–1–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
| The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.