1946 Davidson

4–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by William Story.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1946, game by game: won vs. Erskine 74–0; won vs. Wofford 54–0; lost at No. 19 NC State 0–25; lost at VMI 0–25; won vs. Hampden Sydney 40–0; lost vs. Washington and Lee 6–25; lost vs. Richmond 6–27; lost at The Citadel 13–21; won vs. Furman 13–7+74−25Won 74–0 vs. Erskine+74ErskineWon 54–0 vs. Wofford+54WoffordLost 0–25 at No. 19 NC State-25No. 19 NC StateLost 0–25 at VMI-25VMIWon 40–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+40Hampden SydneyLost 6–25 vs. Washington and Lee-19Washington and …Lost 6–27 vs. Richmond-21RichmondLost 13–21 at The Citadel-8The CitadelWon 13–7 vs. Furman+6Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 15th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠130
Coach
William Story
Elo
1262 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.7 No. 104 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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