1941 Davidson

1–⁠6–⁠3 (1–⁠5–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Gene McEver.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1941, game by game: tied vs. Rollins 0–0; tied vs. NC State 6–6; lost vs. North Carolina 0–20; lost vs. Sewanee 0–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–16; lost at Furman 13–31; lost at VMI 7–13; lost vs. No. 4 Duke 0–56; tied at Washington and Lee 13–13; won vs. The Citadel 24–14+10−56Tied 0–0 vs. Rollins0RollinsTied 6–6 vs. NC State0NC StateLost 0–20 vs. North Carolina-20North CarolinaLost 0–7 vs. Sewanee-7SewaneeLost 0–16 vs. Virginia Tech-16Virginia TechLost 13–31 at Furman-18FurmanLost 7–13 at VMI-6VMILost 0–56 vs. No. 4 Duke-56No. 4 DukeTied 13–13 at Washington and Lee0Washington and …Won 24–14 vs. The Citadel+10The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠5–⁠2 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
63–⁠176
Coach
Gene McEver
Elo
1317 −96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.9 No. 106 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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