1947 Davidson
6–3–1 (3–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by William Story. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hampden Sydney 49–0Oct 18
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Elon | W 19–0 | 86% |
| Sep 27 | at William & Mary | L 0–21 | 17% |
| Oct 4 | at NC State | L 0–14 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | vs Wofford | W 12–7 | 86% |
| Oct 18 | atHampden Sydney | W 49–0 | 66% |
| Oct 25 | atWashington and Lee | L 0–32 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs VMI | T 14–14 | 54% |
| Nov 8 | at Richmond | W 13–7 | 43% |
| Nov 22 | vs The Citadel | W 28–7 | 61% |
| Nov 27 | at Furman | W 20–6 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Furman 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 9th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–108
- Coach
- William Story
- Elo
- 1397 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −6.3 No. 82 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1947 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary | 7–1 | 9–2 | 14 |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
 South Carolina | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 3–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 19 |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
 Maryland | 3–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| NC State | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 17 |
 Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
| The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Furman | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Richmond | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.